What is a Liberal?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Do you call yourself a liberal? If you are reading this, then there is a good chance that you do, but you...
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Owen Thomas Webb
- May 1
- 5 min
Qigong Heavenly Kingdom – The Peculiar World of Shen Yun
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq When Shen Yun came to the Edinburgh Playhouse to perform ‘5,000 Years of Chinese Civilization Reborn’, it...
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Kirsty Lawrie
- Apr 24
- 6 min
Freedom of Information and Industrial Action – In Conversation with Jonny Dennis
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq I wait in the window of Café Salut, the Old Medical School looming over me from across the street....
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Aleyna Petts
- Apr 5
- 3 min
EmPOWERMENt: Repurposing survivor-victim language
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq For as long as I’ve been a feminist, I’ve resented the term survivor being used in gender-based violence...
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Tasha Stewart
- Apr 3
- 4 min
Passing the buck: Shamima Begum is the UK’s responsibility
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The case of Shamima Begum is not a simple one. Even when presented with all the facts, making an honest...
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Sammi Minion
- Mar 14
- 4 min
President Elect Sharan Atwal on Making Widening Participation a Priority at EUSA
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The University of Edinburgh has been embroiled in a tumultuous period. Barely out of the global...
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Jessamy Guest
- Feb 8
- 4 min
Thank God for the North East!
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq When Brazil’s new president was sworn in on January 1st, the world heaved a sigh of relief. This was not...
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Sorcha Tipping
- Jan 17
- 4 min
The forgotten crisis: period poverty and the cost of living
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Period poverty management and education, has worsened in the current economic climate with the...
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Amy Walker
- Nov 14, 2022
- 5 min
Vulnerable woman: Everyday normality in Egypt
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq A country advancing politically, economically and even socially, Egypt has been celebrated for moving...
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Owen Thomas Webb
- Oct 17, 2022
- 4 min
This is not a Financial Crisis —This is a crisis of economics
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq We are amid a crisis of economics. To make the first step towards understanding the crisis of our time,...
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Manon Jenkins
- Aug 8, 2022
- 3 min
“I am not a beauty for you”: Russia’s use of sexual violence as a weapon of war against Ukraine
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Across the Ukrainian city of Lviv, red posters and billboards have appeared depicting a woman standing...
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Sam Stevens
- Jul 27, 2022
- 4 min
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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Alex Orr
- Jul 26, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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Willow Courtauld
- Jul 2, 2022
- 4 min
‘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...
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Rosie Tatham
- May 21, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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Willow Courtauld
- May 14, 2022
- 3 min
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,...
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Anna Hall
- Apr 26, 2022
- 4 min
An open letter to my TERF neighbour
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq I was minding my own business about a week ago, when my flatmate sent me a picture of a window containing...
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Willow Courtauld
- Mar 28, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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Hannah Hassan
- Mar 18, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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Amelia Newton
- Mar 4, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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