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Owen Thomas Webb
May 19, 20234 min read
What is a Liberal?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Do you call yourself a liberal? If you are reading this, then there is a good chance that you do, but you...
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Owen Thomas Webb
May 1, 20235 min read
Qigong Heavenly Kingdom – The Peculiar World of Shen Yun
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq When Shen Yun came to the Edinburgh Playhouse to perform ‘5,000 Years of Chinese Civilization Reborn’, it...
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Kirsty Lawrie
Apr 24, 20236 min read
Freedom of Information and Industrial Action – In Conversation with Jonny Dennis
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq I wait in the window of Café Salut, the Old Medical School looming over me from across the street....
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Aleyna Petts
Apr 5, 20233 min read
EmPOWERMENt: Repurposing survivor-victim language
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq For as long as I’ve been a feminist, I’ve resented the term survivor being used in gender-based violence...
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Tasha Stewart
Apr 3, 20234 min read
Passing the buck: Shamima Begum is the UK’s responsibility
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The case of Shamima Begum is not a simple one. Even when presented with all the facts, making an honest...
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Sorcha Tipping
Mar 31, 20234 min read
A pattern of disrespect: how the media influences narratives of dead or missing women
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Recent reports in the mainstream media have demonstrated a pattern of disrespect towards women who have...
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Issy Clarke
Mar 26, 20233 min read
'We Don’t do God’: Religion, Progressive Politics and the Future of the SNP
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq In 2003, Tony Blair was famously prevented from answering an interview question about his religious...
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Jessamy Guest
Mar 25, 20234 min read
Peru's Nightmare: Three Months After Castillo
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq On the 7th of December 2022, in a national broadcast, the then President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, took a...
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Sammi Minion
Mar 14, 20234 min read
President Elect Sharan Atwal on Making Widening Participation a Priority at EUSA
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The University of Edinburgh has been embroiled in a tumultuous period. Barely out of the global...
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Julián Camilo Corzo Ochoa
Mar 7, 20234 min read
The Human Voice, Pedro Almodóvar: A Review
‘I’d get nervous whenever I’d see a knife… It scared me to imagine I might be sticking a knife in your chest’. This quote is one of the...
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Emily Procter
Mar 5, 20232 min read
Translations: A Review
Rating: ***** With troublesome Brexit deals and the tumultuous relationship between England and Northern Ireland hot in the press, it...
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Owen Thomas Webb
Feb 21, 20234 min read
You Do Not live in a Democracy
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq We are often reminded that we live in a democracy. Publicly owned news outlets, party political...
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Amelia Newton
Feb 14, 20234 min read
TikTok’s “that girl” trend: motivational self-help or another capitalist tactic for consumerism?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq From #Girlboss to ‘that girl’, society has long generated new standards by which women’s social and...
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Issy Clarke
Feb 9, 20233 min read
Keir Starmer’s path to No 10
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq On Sunday 15th of January Keir Starmer was pressed by Laura Kuenssberg on her Sunday morning politics...
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Jessamy Guest
Feb 8, 20234 min read
Thank God for the North East!
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq When Brazil’s new president was sworn in on January 1st, the world heaved a sigh of relief. This was not...
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Erin Aitken
Feb 4, 20233 min read
Jesus Christ Superstar: A Review
Closing night at one of the most talked about shows in town. Rating: ***** I took my seat at the closing night of The Edinburgh...
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Sorcha Tipping
Jan 17, 20234 min read
The forgotten crisis: period poverty and the cost of living
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Period poverty management and education, has worsened in the current economic climate with the...
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Sorcha Tipping
Nov 25, 20224 min read
From Westminster to the Jungle – What has Hancock done?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Matt Hancock, former Health Secretary and current independent MP for West Suffolk, has entered the jungle...
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Olivia Lee
Nov 17, 20224 min read
Buffer zones: The next logical step
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq With the overturning of Roe v Wade earlier this year, it is no doubt that pro-life groups have been given...
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Amy Walker
Nov 14, 20225 min read
Vulnerable woman: Everyday normality in Egypt
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq A country advancing politically, economically and even socially, Egypt has been celebrated for moving...
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