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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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Qigong Heavenly Kingdom – The Peculiar World of Shen Yun

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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Freedom of Information and Industrial Action – In Conversation with Jonny Dennis

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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EmPOWERMENt: Repurposing survivor-victim language

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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Passing the buck: Shamima Begum is the UK’s responsibility

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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A pattern of disrespect: how the media influences narratives of dead or missing women

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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'We Don’t do God’: Religion, Progressive Politics and the Future of the SNP

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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Peru's Nightmare: Three Months After Castillo

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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President Elect Sharan Atwal on Making Widening Participation a Priority at EUSA

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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The Human Voice, Pedro Almodóvar: A Review

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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TikTok’s “that girl” trend: motivational self-help or another capitalist tactic for consumerism?

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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The forgotten crisis: period poverty and the cost of living

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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From Westminster to the Jungle – What has Hancock done?

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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Vulnerable woman: Everyday normality in Egypt

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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