WEEKLY ROUNDUP: STORMZY AND WHALES
The ‘Stormzy effect’ at Cambridge Cambridge University has released figures showing that black students made up more than 3% of new undergraduates. Cambridge said 91 black British students had been admitted as first-year undergraduates at the start of the academic year, an increase, an increase
WEEKLY ROUNDUP: BORIS FACES SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT, TRUMP IMPEACHMENT, AND MORE.
Supreme Court Judgment This Tuesday the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the Prime Minister Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament was unlawful. The Court was faced the issues of whether the decision to prorogue was “justiciable” (i.e. whether it could be looked at by the court, some politi
WEEKLY ROUNDUP: SAUDI ARABIA, NEW VISA LAWS, AND CHANEL MILLER
Saudi Arabia oil plants burn after drone strikes A second attack from ten drones on two oil plants at Abqaiq, which are owned by oil company Aramco, has resulted in fire outbreaks at the facilities. Although the blazes have now been brought under control, the politics of the attack are far from mo
The Politics of Representation
Earlier this year, the former environment secretary, Michael Gove, spoke repeatedly of a ‘climate emergency’, trumpeting that the UK would be carbon neutral by 2050. This was before he trotted off to cut the ribbon on a gargantuan construction project which will see a third runway built at Heath
Waste Not, Want Not
Just over halfway through a ten-hour shift waiting tables at a fancy wedding, I tapped out for a few seconds in the men’s bathroom. Kneeling down on the tiles, I took a few deep breaths, counting them, and tried to stop retching. A glance into a green food waste bin had prompted my exit. It [&hell
WEEKLY ROUNDUP: HURRICANE DORIAN AND JOHNSON’S FIRST WEEK
Hurricane Dorian In the last few days, Hurricane Dorian has made its way through the Bahamas, leaving behind a path of destruction and devastation. Dorian travelled along the coast of Florida, leaving North Carolina also badly hit. Last Sunday, the hurricane hit Abaco in the North, and subsequentl
Cycling In Bohemia
For the first ten kilometres, I wondered why I’d embarked on this madness. My stomach heaved; twisting shoots of pain speared my legs and a film of sweat slid across my brow. I bit my tongue and pushed down on the pedals as I mounted the hill. Around me lay the vast, rolling expanse of […]
Sex work in the age of social media
“You’re posting naked pictures of yourself online… some people find it to be so scandalous or shameful. I don’t know why, but I don’t have that view of it. Everything I’m doing is legal so. . .how much does society really care anymore?” Sex work has diversified into a set of unique and