‘A bundle of silences’: The power of history-teaching
Phoenix Woolnough explores the inherently political practice of history-teaching in British schools – one that is intertwined with questions of power, exclusion, and epistemic domination.
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Rishi’s Religion – the UK has its first Hindu PM
Kaeah Sen discusses the new PM's religious belief and what effect, if any, it may have on his premiership.
Kit Connor forced to come out: How the quest for ‘authentic’ queer representation has failed
Lottie Heslop discusses how online accusations of supposed ‘queerbaiting’ have forced those in the limelight, most recently Kit Connor, to come out before they’re ready in relation to the need…
Real or Imagined? Representing the Orient
Gabriella Cohen looks at Orientalist art and its role within Orientalism.
COP 27: Hope and controversy
The twenty-seventh United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly known as COP 27, begins this Sunday. However, a growing number of controversies and a history of limited success raises an…
Just Stop Oil: how civil is disobedience?
Just Stop Civil Disobedience? After nearly a month of action in London and elsewhere, the real impact of Just Stop Oil's climate crisis-fuelled civil disobedience remains to be seen.
Rishi Sunak: a profile
A profile of the new PM, as he helms a divided party and a broken country. Who is the man and where will he lead us?
The Innate Pain of Womanhood: the new dangerous and regressive trend.
Lottie Heslop discusses the fleabag-inspired trend gripping the young tiktok community.
IQ testing’s problematic past
Phoenix Woolnough unearths the dark history of IQ testing by focusing on its intersection with eugenicist politics and multi-layered repression in the United States.
Out of touch and out of pocket: Dear Liz, ‘Who voted for this’?
Lottie Heslop discusses the recent Greenpeace protest and the need for electoral reform as a result of Liz Truss’ polarising policies.