Trump be warned: tariff hikes are a historically bad idea
This week Donald Trump criticised well-known US motorcycle firm Harley-Davidson over its proposed plans to shift production away from the US. Such a move was proposed to avoid the recent…
Cannabis is just as viable a legal drug as alcohol
“Pot is a better drug than alcohol […] I’ll prove it to you, man. You’re at a ball game or a concert, and someone’s really violent and aggressive and obnoxious,…
Music lessons are one way towards social mobility
There was a piece in the Observer a week-or-so ago about past BBC Young Musician winners – including cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, who recently played at the royal wedding – calling…
Grammar schools are not the way forward
On May 11 the government announced its plans to provide £50m for an expansion of the number of places in grammar schools, after their plans to open new grammar schools…
Stop thinking of Jews in platitudes
One thing that always astounds me is that people, clever, enlightened, stupid people, think that to be Jewish is to be Israeli, or support Israel, or come from Israel, and…
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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