Calorie Counting: Helpful or Harmful?

TW: discussion of calories, weight, eating disorders Because of various societal factors, such as fatphobia and popularised (yet misguided) health … More

Devolution for dummies: Independence

For the past year, coronavirus has raged through the UK, and England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have all gone … More

The New Trump of Right-Wing Parties

If I asked you to pick a colour, any colour from the rainbow’s spectrum, which colour would you pick? You … More

The Fight for Thailand and the Universal Nature of Protests

As I sit and write this article, Thailand has entered a state of emergency following a ban on protests implemented … More

Scotland and Slavery: Consequences of the Slave Trade Today

Despite the conversations sparked by the Black Lives Matter movement, it is often easy to think that the problem lies … More

An Alternative Civilization

Many believe that 2020 brought a pandemic, police brutality, systemic racism, war in the middle east, and near recession. 2020 … More

Dehumanisation: Why Black Americans Are still Fighting to Be Seen as Human

TW: Slavery, Police Brutality, Racial Depictions First it was lynchings, now it’s police executions. When your old pack mule gets … More

When Heroes Strike: Unions’ Role in Light of a Pandemic

“Trade unions are back”, boldly claims an Economist article from May 16th, and it’s true– the last few months have … More

Western Imperialism and the Real World Order

[Trigger warning: war, death] It would be hard to think of a better possible time for the world to come … More

From Series: Lockdown Around the World: The Individual – Stories Australia in Lockdown

Australia; the land of ‘no worries mate’, ‘yeah nah’ and relaxed vibes. Never where I thought I would wake up … More