The 1877 Compromise: why unity is overrated
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson An oft touted benefit of the U.S Constitution is that it provides stability. It is somewhat ironic, then, that for every Constitutional crisis there seems to be…
Blair’s suggestions show the benefits of listening to yesterday’s news
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson 23 years ago, Tony Blair walked on water. In becoming the UK’s youngest Prime Minister of the 20th century, Blair not only ended 18 years of Conservative…
Time’s up for Brexit: no-deal on the horizon
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Brexit means Brexit. It increasingly appears as if it is also synonymous with ‘no deal’. The announcement this week from Brussels and London that no deal is very likely, is very…
Trumpism is here to stay
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson In the midst of a national and international crisis, a Republican presidential candidate lost to the man with the most votes in United States History, running on…
US election results : “I have frankly won. “We were winning everything”
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson For anyone who cares about the U.S Constitution, it appears like the ‘nightmare scenario’ is materializing. With results still coming in, Donald Trump is claiming victory. Even…
A Biden Presidency; a Political Cold War or the new Lyndon B. Johnson?
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson The date is 3rd March 2021. Exactly one year after his strong Super Tuesday showing performed political resuscitation on a previously floundering campaign, President Joe Biden reveals…
Why might Trump not want to win the election?
llustrations by Hannah Robinson Donald Trump is in trouble. He may have recovered from COVID-19, but his campaign is riddled with disease. Trump trails in some national polls by double digits….
Presidential debates and Supreme Court nominations: the US election so far
llustrations by Hannah Robinson In boxing, a boxer who overreaches can usually expect to find himself on the canvas. The same tends to apply to politics. Throughout the US presidential campaign…
Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and dereliction of duty
This week it ‘emerged’ that Donald Trump knew coronavirus was deadly in February. He knew and did nothing. With polls narrowing, Democrats are seizing this in order to double down…
Conservative competence: victim of COVID-19?
llustrations by Hannah Robinson I have a confession to make. I am a natural Conservative voter. This might come as no surprise; I ‘look’ like a natural Conservative voter- I am…
Will Trump become a tyrant?
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson It’s unusual to start an article with a caveat, but then these are unusual times. I’m not an Oracle but I still see no way that Donald…
Can a safe choice help Biden win the “referendum” on Trump?
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Due to many mail-in votes it seems unlikely that there will be a U.S Presidential election winner on November 3rd. I’ll go one further; there probably won’t…
Donald Trump is set for a one term presidency
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Logic has been cast aside with bombastic disdain by Donald Trump, a populist outsider who confounds expectation. His opponents do not want to be made electorally foolish…
Will COVID-19 heightens the Brexit stakes?
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson On the 31st of January 2020 some friends and I sat counting down the minutes until the UK officially left the EU. After more than three years…
America’s racist history – how we can make the future different?
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Three weeks ago, I wrote an article commenting on how the fatal shooting of unarmed black jogger Ahmaud Arbery was symptomatic of a system which prioritizes the…
We must save lives – by lifting restrictions
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, there have been suggestions that a new “profound culture war” is erupting; pitting your money against your life; or at least somebody’s life….
Beware the age of the Political Fool
Illustration by Hannah Robinson It is fashionable to label political eras. The last 60 years of American Presidency, for instance, is normally divided into imperial, imperilled and post-imperial segments. David Runciman,…
Ahmaud Arbery’s story is more sombre proof of the reality of rights before lives
Illustration by Hannah Robinson On April 22nd, 1993, 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death by white supremacists whilst waiting at a bus stop in South-East London. On the 28th April…
The 21st Century’s continued struggle with experts versus populism
Illustration by Felix Pawlyn Technocracy versus populism: the new Scylla and Charybdis There are many clefts which divide political tribes, and at the risk of introducing another, I wish to…
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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