Mixed signals: why strikes are the least of the railway’s problems
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The die is cast. Today, and on Saturday, railway workers across Britain will strike. Three unions will be...
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Daniel James
- Jul 19
- 3 min
Rugby, the North, and the Conservatives
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Last month Nadine Dorries, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, attended an...
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Will Penkethman-Carr
- Jul 13
- 2 min
C’apt Tom’s less charitable legacy
Everyone remembers good ol’ Sir Captain Tom Moore, who raised almost £39 million to fund the NHS when the government found itself short...
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Will Penkethman-Carr
- May 13
- 2 min
The political wank: Just another scandal swept under the rug?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq So Neil Parish MP had a wank. So what? People do it all the time, and while there is a question on the...
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Gem Kirwan
- May 13
- 3 min
Neil Parish and Misogyny in the Conservative Party
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The world of politics is a minefield. It goes without saying that leading the nation through every manner...
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Will Penkethman-Carr
- Jan 16
- 2 min
Barbados and the withering away of the British Monarchy
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq When you search on the internet about Barbados becoming a republic you first have to push through a...
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Will Penkethman-Carr
- Jan 16
- 2 min
The COP26 protest: a look at the sidelines
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The COP26 protest started at Kelvingrove Park, in Glasgow. As protestors took their places, from the...
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Will Penkethman-Carr
- Jan 12
- 3 min
How do we comprehend the assassination of David Amess?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Conservative MP David Amess was assassinated on Friday 15th; his death has been treated as a terrorist...
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Pablo Lacalle Castillo
- Jan 9
- 2 min
Politiktok: why social media’s biggest craze has crippled political discussion.
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq It has admittedly become somewhat of a cliché to point out the irony that in an unprecedented age of mass...
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Will Penkethman-Carr
- Jan 6
- 3 min
Is Scotland joining the anti-protest bandwagon?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq On 30th September I watched the ‘No Protest Ban at Holyrood’ protest, and I was bemused. Having not...
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Will Penkethman-Carr
- Dec 28, 2021
- 2 min
The Great British Banana Republic
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq We can umm and err and to and fro about exactly how we should judge our present government, but by now it...
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Elena Timoshuk
- Feb 10, 2021
- 2 min
Covid-19 sets perfect conditions for mental health crises among university students
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The World Health Organization says poor mental health is a parallel pandemic to COVID-19 – one that...
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