The Great Replacement – A Great Big Racist Lie
Words By Will Day Over the past decade, the Great Replacement conspiracy theory has gained significant traction amongst the far-right and has become a frequent feature of extremist manifestos. It…
What is wrong with agriculture today and how we can change it
Words By Mayla Westward In a single handful of healthy soil, you can find millions of living organisms all performing important functions. Fungi and bacteria break down dead matter so…
American White Supremacy and Terrorism: A Look in the Mirror
Words By Ellie Doughty The US has long been the global leader in the ‘war on terror’. Interestingly, attaching the same term ‘terrorist’ to those domestic white supremacists sewn into…
Why Big Businesses need to be at the forefront of environmental changes post Lockdown
Words By Jasmine Crowhurst As narratives spin the pressure on individual consumption yet is companies that have a larger environmental footprint. In the first steps towards recovering from COVID-19 lockdowns,…
Sexual Violence at Sussex: Do ‘they’ care?
*Content Warning: Please note this article contains references to sexual violence and may be upsetting to some readers.*
The Importance of Black History
keeping the conversation and education surroundings Black History beyond the month of October.
The Betrayal of a Generation
How acknowledging the past is a vital component in moving forward into the present.
The true cost of Fashion: Who made my clothes?
Words by Inès Bussat Fashion is universal. We all wear and consume clothes, the same way we all eat and consume food. Recently, there has been progress in the understanding…
THE BIG DEBATE-Should social media be banned for under 18s?
YES- Roxanna Wright There is no doubt that social media can be a very unhealthy and dangerous place. Even as a 19-year-old, I sometimes find myself being negatively impacted from…
Black Lives Matter: A Monumental Movement Treated Like a Trend
Four months after the spike in the BLM movement, the protests have died down, but the fight continues.
Lewis Hamilton’s fight for equality is not politics invading sport-especially when fundamental human rights are on the line.
The current Formula 1 season may see Lewis Hamilton equal Michael Schumacher’s seemingly unattainable world championship record, but arguably it shall be his work off the track that will leave…
The Matrix of Social Media
This isn’t an episode of Black Mirror - this is our very own, real social dilemma.
We need to talk about Winston
Words by Will Day Few names can produce such a visceral response simply by its mention than that of war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill. As Brits we grow up taught…
On the Beauty Myth
Words by Lotte Jaeger It’s a glance. Then a gaze. Then a feeling. We just know it when it’s there; seeing it is inevitable. We yearn for it. We chase…
Has Cancel Culture become toxic? (Y)
Words by Miranda Dunne It was only this February that Caroline Flack died after the Crown Prosecution Service pursued a trial where she was to be accused of domestic violence.…
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The other side of the ‘Wellness Industry’ - has capitalism created another beast?
Has cancel culture become toxic? (N)
Words By Summer Kelly Cancel culture is perhaps controversial, but not toxic. A system that allows marginalised communities to publicly assert their value systems, is not toxic. Instead, it is…
The problem with mental health awareness
Without expanding the discussion, mental health awareness will remain the charitable endeavour of the privileged. The organisations who are asking urgent questions about structural and social determinants are few and…
Rebecca Long-Bailey sacking: An attack on the Labour left or a defiant stance on anti-Semitism?
Last week the shadow education minister Rebecca Long-Bailey was sacked from her role due to the sharing of an article that, it was claimed, contained anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Lots of…