After the uproar — Last week, a viral TikTok about a certain New York-based furniture designer sparked an internet furore. The drama should make us question whether condemning people in the harshest possible terms harms far more than it helps.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Lost voices — The government’s proposed changes to the UK’s election laws have been described as an ‘attack on democracy’. Those set to be impacted explain why the bill risks silencing them.
Written by: Maddy Dhesi
Stop the press! — Recently, a popular news aggregation service was kicked off Twitter. But its demise does not spell the end of shareable, digestible headlines prone to spreading misinformation.
Written by: Naomi Smith
Toppling racism — This week, a jury acquitted the four BLM protestors accused of illegally removing a statue of slave trader Edward Colston. But whether the law would’ve had such empathy for Black people in the same position is questionable, writes Aaliyah Miller.
Written by: Aaliyah Miller
Divestment now — Rather than syphoning off students’ exorbitant fees to fossil fuels and arms companies, universities have a duty to set an example, writes NUS Vice President Hillary Gyebi-Ababio.
Written by: Hillary Gyebi-Ababio
‘I haven’t regretted a second‘ — Emma Smart, 44, vowed to stop eating when she was jailed in November for breaching an M25 injunction. Writing on her 26th day of a hunger strike, she explains why she believes her actions are necessary in the fight to save humanity.
Written by: Emma Smart
Bring in the kings — The decision to cast the show's first cis-het contestant has sparked a furore, and speaks to Drag Race's ongoing failure to represent the diversity of its queer fanbase.
Written by: Joe Parslow
World AIDS Day — Despite huge advances in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, discrimination and marginalisation of trans people is exacerbating the risks this community face when it comes to condition.
Written by: Liam Konemann
Empty words — Last week, India’s prime minister repealed the three contentious farm laws that had sparked an over year-long protest in India. But what is the real motive behind the PM’s rare display of contrition?
Written by: Ravinder Kaur
The White Yardie debate — The comedian White Yardie was recently forced to defend himself as his Jamaican heritage was called into question on TV. In failing to address the hierarchies of privilege that exist in Jamaica, the debate represents a missed opportunity, writes Aaliyah Miller.
Written by: Aaliyah Miller