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The Oscars - celebrating misrepresentation
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Everyone loves a film with a happy ending — the guy gets the girl, the wronged hero is redeemed, they all...
Sorcha Tipping
Jan 12, 20222 min read
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Sarah Everard’s murder was a wake-up call. The government keeps hitting snooze.
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The murder of Sarah Everard by former police officer Wayne Couzens shocked the nation. It sparked...
Gem Kirwan
Jan 12, 20223 min read
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Literature in the time of pandemic – What we can learn from our media escapes during global crises
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Writing about the Covid-19 pandemic can often seem gruelling and unrewarding. There’s a general sense...
Alice Greenbury
Jan 12, 20222 min read
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Taking the L: Lesbophobia in Queer Nightlife
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq *Names of persons and establishments have been omitted for privacy reasons. To claim that the LGBTQ+...
Olivia Whitelaw
Jan 12, 20223 min read
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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...
Will Penkethman-Carr
Jan 12, 20223 min read
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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...
Pablo Lacalle Castillo
Jan 9, 20222 min read
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One-dimensional learning: time to say goodbye to online teaching
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq For students another semester arrives, and with it the promise of more online ‘hybrid’ learning. While...
Will Penkethman-Carr
Jan 9, 20223 min read
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Sean Lock and the boundaries of comedy
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq It is rare that the death of a comedian is noted by mainstream news. In fact, it came as a surprise that...
Will Penkethman-Carr
Jan 9, 20223 min read
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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...
Will Penkethman-Carr
Jan 6, 20223 min read
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16 Facts on Gender-Based Violence for the 16 Days of Activism
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The 25th November until the 10th December marked the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence....
Gem Kirwan
Jan 2, 20223 min read
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Fake it ‘til you make it: rigged elections and the unseen struggle for democracy 
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Nearly a decade has passed since the Snow Revolution, a time when thousands across Russia began...
Ava Reid
Jan 2, 20223 min read
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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...
Will Penkethman-Carr
Dec 28, 20212 min read
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Easing of restrictions is NOT an excuse for your fatphobia
(and it isn’t a reason to make a joke out of disordered eating) Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Since the announcement regarding the path...
Lauren Galligan
Mar 3, 20213 min read
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The countryside dilemma: would the English roam responsibly?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq ‘Right to Roam’ came into force in Scotland sixteen years ago, but it has been a mixed blessing. On the...
Nell Whitaker
Mar 1, 20214 min read
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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...
Elena Timoshuk
Feb 10, 20212 min read
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The Commercialisation of Space
The year is 2050 and summer is here. You are looking for the perfect relaxing getaway with plenty of sun. Your local travel agent...
Rachel Slater
Jan 12, 20213 min read
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Should we all really be downloading DuoLingo?
Switzerland has three official languages; German, French and Italian. However, the country routinely markets itself in English. Before I...
Sophie Dibben
Nov 1, 20202 min read
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Black-Owned Businesses- Edinburgh and Beyond
No Ordinary Bookshop is an independent, online bookstore that specialises in inclusive representation in the products they sell,...
Rachel Slater
Sep 19, 20203 min read
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