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10 Big Ideas for Scotland – how can Scotland address its biggest challenges?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Despite concerns that elections might have to be delayed because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, The Electoral Commission has confirmed that on the 6th of May, elections will take…
The NHS is not a charity!
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson As we reach the end of week three of the COVID-19 lockdown, social media pages continue to regress to the trends of 2012/13. Our screens are…
Covid-19 was an NHS crisis waiting to happen
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Coronavirus has brought the level of strain on our NHS to a new level. The UK Government has ordered the construction of three emergency hospitals; a 4,000-bed…
Have we got Brexit done now? Not just yet.
Illustration by Hannah Robinson The 31st of January marked “Brexit day”. For years now, Leave supporting politicians and large factions of the media have said that academics, industry and trade experts,…
What can we learn from ‘Megxit’?
Illustration by Hannah Robinson For the past week or so, British media discourse has been dominated by the announcement from @sussexroyal on Instagram that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would be…
Labour and the Democrats face similar challenges ahead
Illustration by Hannah Robinson This Monday (the 20th of January) will mark the last day to join the Labour party in order to be able to vote in the upcoming Labour…
The changes we need to see before the next general election
Illustration by Hannah Robinson The past three years have been some of the most divisive times of recent decades. Polarising rhetoric, advertising built on lies, and empty election promises with snappy…
Truth and trust must be the most important themes of this election
Illustration by Hannah Robinson This general election is taking place at crunch time for some of the most important issues of this century. It is fitting that it falls in the…
This election I will vote for the SNP… But I don’t want to!
Illustration by Hannah Robinson This election will be the first time I vote in a general election. However, I am simply unable to vote for the party I want to…
Elections? Not another one
Illustration by Hannah Robinson It’s official. After weeks of commentator speculation, we are having a general election. Parliament has approved the Prime Minister’s demands for one, meaning we can expect…
In times of ‘sovereignty of the people’, it’s time to make your voice count
Illustration by Hannah Robinson The term ‘sovereignty of the people’ is not one that is particularly prominent in current political discourse. Yet, in practice, sovereignty of the people is emerging…
Cutting out plastic straws won’t cut it
Illustration by Hannah Robinson Over the past year or so, I have noticed a huge rise in individual interest in the climate crisis. This surge in public interest has indubitably…
Stopping Brexit is essential to solving the climate crisis
This week I joined thousands of marchers, striking pupils and students in Edinburgh as part of the global youth climate crisis strikes. The comparison between the millions of protestors worldwide…
Club culture is a backwards step for modern feminism
As I enter into my second year at University, I have already experienced my fair share of nights out. However, I can’t help but feel like far too often the…
Young people are politically engaged – stop telling us that we are not!
Throughout my lifetime, young people have always been portrayed as disengaged with politics. Now, as a politics student and student journalist, I want to dispute this claim. I am not…
Working a minimum wage job is invaluable
Everyone should spend some time working a minimum wage service-level job. Otherwise, the hard work of minimum wage workers fails to be recognised. Subsequently, as a customer this individual cannot…
Sky’s leak shows a successful Brexit does not exist
A government summarisation of the projected impact of a no-deal Brexit was leaked by Sky news this week. Now that the worst-case ramifications of Brexit are clear, the Government and…
The impact of income inequality is staggering; it is time for a Universal Basic Income
In the UK inequality continues to rise. Income inequality in the United Kingdom is already worse than the EU average; recent data highlights that the UK’s GINI coefficient sits at…
The Conservative Leadership Contest is Wasting Precious Time
On the 24th of May, Theresa May announced her resignation as Prime Minister and Conservative party leader. That was 52 days ago. Since then, the ten nominated candidates have been…
Our European friends are fed up of this Brexit mess… And so are we
Over the past month I have been travelling and whilst I was away I met lots of lovely people, many of whom were from other countries within the European Union….
The importance of voting in the European elections
On Thursday, people across the EU will have the opportunity to vote in European elections; the United Kingdom is included in this. Whether you want to leave or remain in…
Is the result of the EU referendum still valid?
Since the 2016 referendum Theresa May has relentlessly claimed she is ‘respecting the will of the British people’ in order to justify her entire agenda. This week, amid continued talks…
Local election coverage was predictably polarised
The political analysis of the local elections last week highlighted the divisive media rhetoric that continues to polarise Britain. Last week, people across England and Northern Ireland voted in local…
A Note from the Managing Director
Welcome to The Broad - a tabula rasa for student journalism.
For many of us, myself included, we’re half-starved for well-written opinion among the swathes of online commentary among universities. Trashy, often unedited writing is published minute by minute. It seems where there is wifi, opinion is broadcast. So, here at The Broad we’ve decided to take a step back, a deep breath and focus. We have talent spotted and welcomed writers to the team, who have found a new home in the very collaborative environment created by our editors. Between writer and editor, we are hoping to challenge the current view of what it is to be a student journalist. We’re putting the way we feel about the world into words with a fresh take. Our entirely free online content is by students for students. We want to publish unbridled and beautifully written opinion. I hope the journalism on The Broad has the power to inspire, aggravate and sometimes silence. Essentially, if the girls, the boys, the lefties, the righties and everyone in between find something to shout about we’re doing our job right.
Felix Pawlyn, Managing Director
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