Linguistic Imperialism and Global Peace-Mongering: Could Esperanto Work?
Writing by Benjamin Duncan. Illustration by Polly Burnay. The summer before last, I was in Vienna on a one-day excursion from my hostel...
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Nov 1, 20203 min
Copyright law stands on counter-revolutionary bases, but it doesn’t have to
Writing by Paola Valentina. Illustration by Paola Valentina. I think of the term “Intellectual Property” as a peculiar one. It would not...
Nov 1, 20206 min
Women Are Nature and it is Time We Recognised the Power in That
Writing by Claire Shankie. Illustration by Paola Valentina. Human beings are a part of the whole we call the Universe, a small region in...
Nov 1, 20205 min
Defining Identity in the Digital Age
Writing by Maddie Noton. Illustration by Paola Valentina. Having been the subject of philosophical thought and debate over centuries, the...
Nov 1, 20204 min
The Male Gaze and It’s Sinister Effect on Feminine Identity
Writing by Amy Life. Illustration by Isi Williams. Amongst a new generation of feminists, a particular phenomenon has taken place: women...
Sep 9, 202010 min
How to Pretend Away Global Poverty: Neoliberalism and the Erasure of Historical Violence
Writing by Anonymous. Spurred on by the Black Lives Matter protests and global demands for racial justice, lively conversations about the...
Sep 9, 20205 min
Funding for students at the University of Edinburgh
Writing by Annabel Wilde. Illustration by Antonia Popescu. (@amp_aesthetics on insta) As one of the most expensive cities for student...
Sep 9, 20205 min
The Private School Problem
Writing by Isi Williams. Illustration by Bethany Morton. I’ve wanted to write an article about this issue for a long time, but was put...
Sep 9, 20205 min
The Great Student Loan Sell-Off?
Writing by Tom Wileman. Illustration from Unsplash. The Western world has recovered remarkably well from the Great Recession of 2007-09....
Sep 9, 20209 min
'We think that Sovereignty lies with the People in the Here and Now'
An Interview with Peter Cannell and Alan Armstrong from Radical Independence Edinburgh and Megan Bente Bishop from Living Rent’s...
Sep 9, 20206 min
What Does Police Abolition Really Mean?
Writing by Phoebe McGowan. Illustration by Antonia Popescu. (amp_aesthetics on insta) Whilst recent protests have painted our streets...
Sep 9, 20205 min
Under the Same Sky: Perspectives on Astronomy from Around the World
Writing by Ray Honeysett. Illustration by Ray Honeysett. Newton and Galileo are household names. Even those who aren’t familiar with...
Sep 9, 20208 min
Interviews with staff from the School of Physics and Astronomy pt. 1
Interview by Justine White. Illustration by Dafne de Fine Licht. (@dafnedefinelicht on insta) *Justine has conducted 3 interviews in this...
Sep 9, 20206 min
Bread for all, and roses too: Universal Basic Income and post-pandemic Britain
Writing by Luke Brotherdale Smith. Illustration by Phoebe McGowan. ‘Not at once; but woman is the mothering element in the world and her...
Sep 9, 20206 min
On the connection between Anarchy and Friendship.
Writing by Will Lewallen. Illustration from Unsplash. As protests continue around the United States after the execution of George Floyd...
Sep 9, 20205 min
How has COVID-19 affected our graduates?
Writing and survey by Hannah Rothmann. Illustration by Hazel Laing. Many of us at The Rattlecap will be graduating next year or in the...
Sep 9, 20205 min
What I wish had been covered in my school curriculum.
Writing by Kirsty Thomson. Illustration by Caitlin Osfield. Since starting University some three years ago, I have had my eyes opened to...
Sep 8, 20203 min
Why You Should Never Use Miss or Mrs.
Writing by Isi Williams. Illustration by Dafne de Fine Licht (@dafnedefinelicht on insta) Micro-aggressions exist in every part of our...
Mar 10, 20204 min
An Extinction Rebellion Handbook
-Why You Should be Scared and How to Fight that Fear Writer: Charley Rose This is a book about love. About the love we should have for...
Mar 7, 20204 min
The Very Rational Fear of Fitting In
- and Why We Need To Stop Using the Term ‘Imposter Syndrome’ Writing: Charley Rose As a student who is working-class, I resent the use of...
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