AI and tech advancements are exciting, but are they ethical?
Imagine swiping open your phone to receive a new message. It’s from Yeshi, a young Ethiopian girl who is going to take you on a journey to collect water. It…
When it comes to sex education, it’s high time for a recoupling
There’s a lot uniting English people at the moment. The World Cup, Danny Dyer speaking the mind of the nation and standing up to Piers Morgan, our collective lobster sunburns….
When it comes to immigration, low skilled labour is high value
At an event focusing on Brexit and immigration this week, I was sat across from a woman from the Scottish Government’s immigration office. Arms crossed and smirking, she flicked her…
Human rights: have our prisons become pointless?
When we take an ‘out of sight, out of mind’ approach to the U.K’s prison system, we all lose. 46% of all prisoners reoffend within a year of their release,…
Marina Nemat and political prisoners
In the lead up to interviewing Marina Nemat, I found myself recounting her story to anyone who would listen. For it really is, an unbelievable story. Imagine, you’re forced to…
Modern slavery: 54 slaves work for me
Which business profits annually more than Google, Microsoft, Nike, and Starbucks combined? According to the U.N’s International Labour Organisation, it’s a business that had over 40 million ‘employees’ in 2016…
The Butch, The Bitch and The Mummy: the women in Westminster
Let’s go back to the tripartite I suggested in the first article; the Butch, the Bitch, and the Mummy. If you’re a woman working in politics, expect to see your…
Amber Rudd: the women in Westminster
‘Where would you like to sit?’ Her office was hardly short of options. ‘Shall we go soft?’ and pointed to the corner sofas before we became confused. As a staunch…
The government is high on anti-immigration, but this is its final hit
Stories of the Windrush generation living ‘illegally’ in the U.K have dizzied the media this week. These people have lost jobs, been denied access to the NHS and benefits, and…
An encounter with Andrea Leadsom: women in Westminster
I knew very little about Andrea Leadsom before I met her. Like many, I had watched Leadsom’s 2016 Conservative Leadership campaign go up in flames after suggesting in an interview…
Interviewing Ruth Davidson: the women in Westminster
There seems to be an ‘all-eyes on Ruth’ effect in the media. Everyone is listening out for what she will say next, or anticipating which armoured vehicle she’ll jump into…
Power plays: the women in Westminster
The ‘visibility issue’ of women in politics is not just how many are sitting in Parliament. It’s also an issue of who they’re allowed to be once they’re there. If…
The future of profit lies in its purpose
What if I told you that the word ‘profit’, long associated with cigar smoke and Wall Street, is becoming the currency of positive change? At first, this might seem paradoxical,…
