Emmanuel Macron’s bittersweet victory over right-wing extremist Marine Le Pen
Writing by Ellie Bye. Illustration via Unsplash. There is a sense of déjà vu to the French presidential race this year as it was the same...
- Mar 3
- 2 min
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...
- Mar 3
- 3 min
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...
- Jan 25
- 6 min
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...
- Jan 25
- 3 min
Anonymity and Accountability
How anonymous online platforms are changing attitudes and responses to sexual assault and harassment in Edinburgh Writing by Bella...
- Jan 25
- 4 min
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...
- Jan 8
- 4 min
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...
- Nov 25, 2021
- 5 min
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...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 5 min
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...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 5 min
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...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 6 min
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...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 3 min
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....
- Sep 23, 2021
- 5 min
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...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 4 min
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’....
- Sep 23, 2021
- 4 min
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...
- Jul 6, 2021
- 4 min
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...
- May 6, 2021
- 5 min
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...
- Apr 27, 2021
- 6 min
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,...
- Apr 27, 2021
- 4 min
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...
- Apr 27, 2021
- 3 min
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...