On the 24th of February, I, and millions across the country awoke to a BBC Breaking News notification on my … More
Tag: politics
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
Bolivia and her Triumph
On the 9th of November this year, Evo Morales returned to Bolivia after spending a year in exile in both … 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
Why it’s Hard to See Over the Fence: how Confirmation Bias Leads to Increased Polarization
In the age of fast media and technology, we are constantly bombarded with news stories, memes, and people sharing their … More
Why you should revolt if you don’t like what you see (and how the right will try and stop you)
[trigger warning: death, violence, police brutality, genocide] Democracy was first established to ensure no man is subjected to a monarch’s … More