EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Tom Gray, Labour MP Candidate for Brighton Pavilion: GENERAL ELECTION 2024
On election day, in a nation that seems primed to vote for a Labour government after 14 years of Conservative leadership, anticipation and tension is high amongst Labour candidates. The…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Mark Mulvihill, Reform UK Brighton Pavilion MP Candidate : GENERAL ELECTION 2024
An unexpected twist in the 2024 general election has been the rise of the Nigel Farage-led Reform UK party. Reform has been standing candidates in almost every constituency, with Mark…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Sarah Webster, Conservative MP Candidate for Brighton Pavilion: GENERAL ELECTION 2024
Election day, Thursday 4 July, is just a day away. As campaigning is heating up in the final few days, The Badger spoke with Sarah Webster, the Conservative Party candidate…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Siân Berry, Green Party MP Candidate for Brighton Pavilion : GENERAL ELECTION 2024
Across the UK, MP candidates have been setting out their agendas for constituents. Brighton Pavilion has seated the only Green Party MP for fourteen years – Caroline Lucas. After announcing…
Wild Isles Live: An Evening with Alastair Fothergill OBE
Last month, I was fortunate to attend Wild Isles Live, an interactive show encompassing the BBC’s landmark natural history series (produced by Silverback Films), staged as part of the 2024…
General Election: What You Need to Know
At 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday 22 May, Rishi Sunak announced that the King had granted permission for the dissolution of Parliament. He named the official date for the UK’s general…
Caroline Lucas, Green MP, visits University of Sussex Palestine encampment
Green MP from Brighton Pavilion Caroline Lucas visited the student encampment at the university today. Speaking with The Badger, she said, “I support the students’ peaceful encampments. I think right…
Liberation Encampment Fights for Sussex to Fly The Flag of Palestine
Sussex students set up an encampment next to Library Square on 13 May in protest of the University’s unwillingness to take a stance on the conflict in Palestine, or divest…
Sussex Will Not Condemn Palestine Genocide, Says VC Roseneil
Vice-Chancellor Professor Sasha Roseneil has defended the University of Sussex Executive Team’s decision to “not a specific institutional position on the conflict in Israel-Gaza/Palestine.” In a message sent to all…
What Happens on Tour (Shouldn’t) Stay on Tour
Every Easter break, thousands of students across the UK make the journey to Croatia for a week-long holiday called ‘tour’, on behalf of their university sports teams. But over the…
What’s On in Brighton…. Fringe Edition
Have you ever danced with fire-eaters, or laughed until you cried at a street performer’s antics? Welcome to the Brighton Fringe Festival, where the ordinary transforms into the extraordinary. In…
Are Jukebox Musicals Hitting All the Right Notes?
Though jukebox musicals are not a new concept within theatre, the popularity of such continues to grow. But how is this impacting the West End, and Broadway? Are jukebox musicals…
Theatre Kid To Global Superstar: Rodrigo Conquers
With lots of smash hits in her name such as Déjà Vu and Good4You, Olivia Rodrigo has truly become a global superstar in this era with millions of fans and…
When the Jokes Don’t Hit…
Fetch yourself a drink with some snacks and get comfortable, because you now have front-row tickets to a date where stand-up comedy truly stood everyone up. Ever uttered a witty…
Hello, You: The Obsession and Consequences of Dark Romance
TW: Domestic Violence “His eyes darkened as his hand gripped me tightly, inching closer to my daddy-issues painted lips. Reading the trauma right from the whips and chains he keeps…
Review: Offtrack by Esha Patel
Offtrack is a new and upcoming contemporary romance by debut author Esha Patel. The novel provides an insight into the terrifying world of F1 racing, its drivers, and the fame…
Review: My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
TW: Mention of eating disorders “Oh, sleep. Nothing else could ever bring me such pleasure, such freedom, the power to feel and move and think and imagine, safe from the…
Book Suggestions by Genre
Horror: Earthlings Written by: Isabella Poderico, Arts Editor TW: Cannibalism, Murder, Physical, Mental, Sexual, and Child Abuse, Suicide, Extreme Graphic Content and Gore. Natsuki believes that she is an alien,…
Most Underrated Hozier Songs
With the skyrocketing popularity of his new Unheard EP’s opening track, ‘Too Sweet’, singer/songwriter Hozier has hit the charts again for the first time since his debut song, ‘Take Me…
The Great Escape Festival 2024
Kicking off from 15-18 May is the UK’s biggest and best indie up-and-coming festival: The Great Escape. Self-described as ‘the festival for new music’, it features 500+ artists across over…