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    KAOS and The Invasion of Ukraine: Humour as a Coping Mechanism
    • Mar 3
    • 2 min
    Current Affairs

    KAOS and The Invasion of Ukraine: Humour as a Coping Mechanism

    Writing by Isabella Henricks. Lots of people are making jokes about the invasion of Ukraine in bad taste. However, if there is one...
    Why this is the last time I will ever talk about Boris Johnson.
    • Mar 3
    • 3 min
    Current Affairs

    Why this is the last time I will ever talk about Boris Johnson.

    Writing by Ellie Bye. Illustration by Hannah Grist. When Boris Johnson first came to power, the UK looked, for better or for worse, more...
    A Pandemic of Inaction: the Climate Movement’s Battle Against Chronic Stasis
    • Jan 25
    • 6 min
    Current Affairs

    A Pandemic of Inaction: the Climate Movement’s Battle Against Chronic Stasis

    Writing by Ellie Bye. Illustration by Heather Baillie. As a species, we often think of ourselves as separate from nature. We have usurped...
    Anonymity and Accountability
    • Jan 25
    • 3 min
    Current Affairs

    Anonymity and Accountability

    How anonymous online platforms are changing attitudes and responses to sexual assault and harassment in Edinburgh Writing by Bella...
    Question Evolution, question everything – a graffiti of doubt
    • Jan 25
    • 4 min
    Current Affairs

    Question Evolution, question everything – a graffiti of doubt

    Writing by Lilli Steffens. Writing by Berenika Murray. “Question Evolution”. These two words, accompanied by a cross, have recently...
    Molly Mae's '24 Hours' Statement is Symbolic of a Much Wider Issue
    • Jan 8
    • 4 min
    Current Affairs

    Molly Mae's '24 Hours' Statement is Symbolic of a Much Wider Issue

    Writing by Isi Williams. Image via Unsplash. The recent comments of Love Island star, Molly Mae Hague, went viral last week for their...
    The Taliban Renaissance Should Not Come as a Surprise
    • Nov 25, 2021
    • 5 min
    Current Affairs

    The Taliban Renaissance Should Not Come as a Surprise

    Writing by Jamie McDonald. Photograph by Andre Klimke. “I want to say that the hearts of the free world are with you. We will never rest...
    How the Coronavirus Pandemic has sparked an unprecedented discussion about Welsh Independence
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 5 min
    Current Affairs

    How the Coronavirus Pandemic has sparked an unprecedented discussion about Welsh Independence

    Writing by Ruth Stainer. Illustration by Berenika Murray. Devolution, defined as ‘the process of transferring power from the centre to...
    Can Freedom Really Be Measured by One Number?
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 5 min
    History, Philosophy & Education

    Can Freedom Really Be Measured by One Number?

    Writing by Jamie McDonald. Illustration by Juliet Richards. Freedom House is a US-based non-profit organisation, famous for its annual...
    Freedom is Limited
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 6 min
    Current Affairs

    Freedom is Limited

    Writing by Ece Kucuk. Illustration by Berenika Murray. On 15 July 2021, The High Court of the European Union made a decision that the...
    Edinburgh and Disability: How accessible is the city now that we have “freedom” again?
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 3 min
    Arts & Culture

    Edinburgh and Disability: How accessible is the city now that we have “freedom” again?

    Writing by Bella Henricks. Illustration by Berenika Murray. August 2021 saw the vast majority of Covid restrictions lifted in Scotland....
    Creamfields, cops, and the failure of Britain’s war on drugs
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 5 min
    Current Affairs

    Creamfields, cops, and the failure of Britain’s war on drugs

    Writing by Frankie Ryan-Casey. Illustration by Antonia Popescu (@amp_aesthetics). For almost six decades, British governments have been...
    Freedom and Climate Change
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 4 min
    Current Affairs

    Freedom and Climate Change

    Writing and illustration by Hannah Udall. In 2019 Greta Thunberg brought the world’s attention to a phenomenon called ‘Climate Justice’....
    The PCSC bill, fascism and political freedom.
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 4 min
    Current Affairs

    The PCSC bill, fascism and political freedom.

    Writing by Amy Life. Illustration by Heather Baillie. The word fascism feels foreign here in the land of tea, politeness and...
    In Conversation with Nat - the Edinburgh Uni student running down rape culture
    • Jul 6, 2021
    • 4 min
    Current Affairs

    In Conversation with Nat - the Edinburgh Uni student running down rape culture

    Written By Lauren Galligan. Photograph by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona. ‘It’s not about creating divides, but about tackling this problem...
    The Youth Vote UK: The Importance of Young People at the Voting Booths
    • May 6, 2021
    • 5 min
    Current Affairs

    The Youth Vote UK: The Importance of Young People at the Voting Booths

    Writing by Ali Gavin. Illustration by Polly Burnay. At the time of writing this article, it seems that the news cycle is moving with more...
    Running the Gimlet: the domino effect of racism exposés in new media
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 6 min
    Current Affairs

    Running the Gimlet: the domino effect of racism exposés in new media

    Writing by Paula Lacey. Illustration from Twitter (@ChrisLestrange). In the summer of 2020, following the murder of George Floyd,...
    Fields of Mycelia
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 4 min
    History, Philosophy & Education

    Fields of Mycelia

    Writing by J. Bare. Illustration by Josie Berry. Stock-still behemoths of bark and sap, adorned with looping vines. Vast spaces cluttered...
    I just came here to make friends and get a degree…
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 3 min
    Current Affairs

    I just came here to make friends and get a degree…

    Writing by Ayesha Dawson. Illustration by Antonia Popescu. Content warning: contains discussion of sexual assault. My all-girl school did...
    The UK Prison Industrial Complex and the Lifeline of Literature
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 6 min
    Current Affairs

    The UK Prison Industrial Complex and the Lifeline of Literature

    Writing by Rosaleen Keehan. Illustration by Antonia Popescu. In the conversation surrounding prison abolition, the UK often seems to be...
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