Is capitalism broken? And should we tell the kids?
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson On the 27th September, the UK government released guidelines for teachers regarding a new sex, health and relationship curriculum. Most of what you can see in the…
COVID-19 is set to deepen the global North/South divide
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson For many, the idea of a COVID-19 vaccine being on the horizon is a lifeline; a gleaming beacon in what has been an inarguably bleak few months….
Individualism and toilet rolls
Illustration by Hannah Robinson The panic-buying we are witnessing, driven by fear of the Coronavirus, exhibits the type of individualistic thinking which threatens our society and values. For the past couple…
Capitalism: A better society of coffee and cooperation
‘Nice guy? I don’t give a s***. Good father? F*** you! Go home and play with your kids. You wanna work here – close!’ This is what Alec Baldwin’s character…
Capitalism is progress, but idealism tells us otherwise
“How could we have evolved from monkeys, if there are still monkeys?” That’s a common joke-argument made at the expense of people who don’t believe in evolution. Since the theory…
There’s no such thing as society, my ass
One thing that Vietnam does fantastically well is community. There is an unspoken familiarity between people there. Even the way you address people (‘hey big sister’, ‘hey grandpa’) is predicated…
Unbelievably, we still have to talk about communism
“I’m literally a communist, you idiot” has been on the rise as the mantra of the millennial left ever since Ash Sarkar’s outburst against Piers Morgan. Neo-communists, caked in hypocrisy…
The commercialisation of feminism
The presence of feminism is inescapable. It’s an alliance demanded of major figures, whether actresses or celebrity cooks; it’s a word featured almost daily in magazines and newspapers; it’s an…