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Barbie: How the patriarchy’s mascot became a feminist icon
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Barbie was never meant to be a feminist. For decades, Barbie dolls have young girls’ first encounters...
Gem Kirwan
Aug 28, 20234 min read


Huw Edwards and the Problems of a Modern-Day Scandal
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Early July saw Huw Edwards become the latest presenter to face scrutiny over claims that he paid a...
Nelly Laycock
Aug 28, 20234 min read


Greenwashing: the media’s power over business reputation
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq In today's climate-conscious society, sustainable marketing campaigns are at the forefront of business...
Lara Engel
Aug 22, 20232 min read


Should higher education providers be bound by a duty of care towards their students?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq As the summer break approaches its mid-point, many students will be casting their eyes towards the next...
Issy Clarke
Aug 20, 20234 min read


Girl, Eating: A Very Brief History
CW: disordered eating Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq For tonight’s ‘girl dinner’: a meal fit for a cat or a rather peculiar dog. A...
Grace Murray
Aug 20, 20233 min read


Celebrity: You, Too, Could Have It
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Before the late twentieth century, celebrity was defined by difference: individuals were propelled into...
Grace Murray
Jul 3, 20234 min read


Pablo Escobar: why you shouldn’t romanticize Colombia’s nightmare
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq As a Colombian, it never ceases to shock me whenever someone makes a Pablo Escobar or cocaine joke (even...
Maria Saavedra
Jun 20, 20234 min read


The age of Ozempic highlights the superficiality of body positive
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The past year has seen a new drug sweeping through the medical cabinets of the Hollywood glitterati....
Tasha Stewart
Jun 20, 20233 min read


The Misery of Meritocracy
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq I recently read an article in The Economist describing an American university professor’s experience with...
Issy Clarke
Jun 1, 20233 min read


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...
Owen Thomas Webb
May 19, 20234 min read


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....
Kirsty Lawrie
Apr 24, 20236 min read


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...
Aleyna Petts
Apr 5, 20233 min read


A pattern of disrespect: how the media influences narratives of dead or missing women
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Recent reports in the mainstream media have demonstrated a pattern of disrespect towards women who have...
Sorcha Tipping
Mar 31, 20234 min read


'We Don’t do God’: Religion, Progressive Politics and the Future of the SNP
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq In 2003, Tony Blair was famously prevented from answering an interview question about his religious...
Issy Clarke
Mar 26, 20233 min read


You Do Not live in a Democracy
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq We are often reminded that we live in a democracy. Publicly owned news outlets, party political...
Owen Thomas Webb
Feb 21, 20234 min read


TikTok’s “that girl” trend: motivational self-help or another capitalist tactic for consumerism?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq From #Girlboss to ‘that girl’, society has long generated new standards by which women’s social and...
Amelia Newton
Feb 14, 20234 min read


Keir Starmer’s path to No 10
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq On Sunday 15th of January Keir Starmer was pressed by Laura Kuenssberg on her Sunday morning politics...
Issy Clarke
Feb 9, 20233 min read


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...
Sorcha Tipping
Jan 17, 20234 min read


From Westminster to the Jungle – What has Hancock done?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Matt Hancock, former Health Secretary and current independent MP for West Suffolk, has entered the jungle...
Sorcha Tipping
Nov 25, 20224 min read


Buffer zones: The next logical step
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq With the overturning of Roe v Wade earlier this year, it is no doubt that pro-life groups have been given...
Olivia Lee
Nov 17, 20224 min read
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