How would the Romans have responded to COVID-19?
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Even the richest Romans could not escape contagions and curses. The Antonine Plague savaged Rome from 160AD until 180AD. The rich flocked to their countryside villas, the…
We’ve never been in the same boat, COVID-19 won’t change that
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson I’m fed up of people saying things like ‘we’re all in the same boat’; COVID-19 has not suddenly caused inequalities to disappear. We have never been in…
One epidemic illuminates another – COVID-19 and the Educational Attainment Gap
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson The wealth divide in Britain is entrenched and it is vicious. A monstrous creature, it plunges its tentacles into every crevice of our lives, suffocating social mobility…
Level With Me: a new space for working-class students to speak
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Amidst COVID-chaos, I’ve conducted a (telephone) interview with the founders of an up-and-coming student journal called Level With Me. This journal is specifically for working-class students to…
Working-class students need support that we aren’t getting
Illustration by Hannah Robinson Universities are complex places for a lot of minority students. The University of Edinburgh’s student union has minority officers in attempt to combat the struggles faced, though…
Microanalysing Ocasio-Cortez is judgemental and reductive
The US Midterms results a couple weeks back have ushered in a younger, more diverse demographic of congresspeople that will be descending on the House of Representatives come January. The…
Class drag is offensive and telling
I wasn’t really aware of the concept of class drag until my first year of university. I was at a dinner party, and the topic of benefits came up. A…
The Edinburgh Fringe takes from the poor and gives to the rich
When you think of art, literature, comedy, what do you immediately relate it to? Entertainment? Pleasure? What about class? With the Edinburgh Festival in full swing, I went to see…
No Mimi Bouchard, negative energy isn’t what makes people poor
Scrolling down twitter this week, I came across a screenshot of a Made In Chelsea star proclaiming “YES!” to a quote which stated that poor people are only “creators of…