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Beyond the generational battlefield: changing portrayals of older people through activism
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Homeowners. Renters. Xenophobic. Cosmopolitan.Pension. Precarity. Conservative. Progressive....
Verity Limond
Nov 9, 20224 min read
A coerced narrative
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq “I often find narrative and storytelling to be helpful.” (Margaret Akers, Life Society Meeting, Mon 17th,...
Grace Murray
Oct 25, 20223 min read
The role of period tracking apps under the USA’s new abortion laws
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq This article is part of The Broad's short series in response to the US Supreme Court's decision to...
Sorcha Tipping
Sep 12, 20225 min read
A Game of Two Halves: Football and Male Mental Health
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Kenny Shiels, manager of Northern Ireland’s national women’s football team, recently drew controversy...
Rosie Harrison
Jul 28, 20224 min read
America, Anti-Choicers, and Bodily Autonomy
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq This article is part of The Broad's short series in response to the US Supreme Court's decision to...
Alex Orr
Jul 27, 20224 min read
Misogyny and the war on … everyone?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq This article is part of The Broad's short series in response to the US Supreme Court's decision to...
Alex Orr
Jul 26, 20225 min read
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...
Daniel James
Jul 19, 20223 min read
The overturning of Roe v Wade and Republicans’ assault on human rights
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq This article is part of The Broad's short series in response to the US Supreme Court's decision to...
Gem Kirwan
Jul 16, 20225 min read
Anti-sex discourse is rife when it comes to abortion debates – and it’s killing people.
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq This article is part of The Broad's short series in response to the US Supreme Court's decision to...
Lauren Galligan
Jul 3, 20224 min read
‘Yellow Peril’: the dangers of the subconscious and The Blindboy Podcast
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq I spent the evening of 21st May in a small pocket of Barcelona at the Blindboy Live Podcast. Surrounded...
Willow Courtauld
Jul 2, 20224 min read
What Ricky Gervais’ Super Nature reveals about controversial comedy
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Comedy is an art form – it may be true that a comedian’s primary goal is to make people laugh, but...
Gem Kirwan
Jun 7, 20223 min read
Goodbye, BMI: the damaging health measurement that needs put to rest.
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Medicine and healthcare are undeniably a key part of society, yet there are inherent flaws within our...
Rosie Tatham
May 21, 20224 min read
Will the Russia/Ukraine crisis stimulate the transition into renewables?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the world’s dangerous dependency on Russian oil and gas,...
Willow Courtauld
May 14, 20223 min read
Finding the order in disorder
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq “If the shoe doesn’t fit, must we change the foot?” - Gloria Steinam In 2021, J.K. Rowling’s menstrual...
Jemima Mowlem
May 9, 20224 min read
CYBERSEX: Better than IRL?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Cybersexuality is defined as an online activity in which people gratify their sexual needs. It has been a...
Hermione Byron
Apr 29, 20224 min read
Two Little, Too Late: it's time to start taking eating disorders seriously
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq All too often, those who suffer from an eating disorder are encouraged by those around them to ‘just eat...
Charlotte Benton
Apr 14, 20223 min read
What the response to Turning Red reveals about attitudes towards women
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Pixar’s latest film Turning Red is an exploration of periods, puberty and growing up, depicted through...
Gem Kirwan
Apr 8, 20223 min read
Does Rewilding have a role in preventing Climate Change?
Rewilding, a novel approach to biodiversity, has been gaining significant momentum over the past few years. The restoration process...
Willow Courtauld
Mar 27, 20225 min read
Inclusion and equality matter: Why are they missing from our approach to Covid?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The uneven impact of Covid-19 has shown the abject failure of our response to it as a society. It has...
Hannah Hassan
Mar 18, 20224 min read
Is it time to cancel ‘cancel culture’?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq In 2022, the phrase ‘cancel culture’ is familiar to most who have some form of online presence through...
Amelia Newton
Mar 4, 20224 min read
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