The Policing Bill – is this authoritarianism?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Of course, police brutality is not a new thing. But what does this mean today? A woman is murdered by a policeman. A group of women…
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…
The reality of systemic racism in Canada
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson George Floyd’s death made us all feel a deep sense of shame, guilt, upset, frustration or anger as many of us, especially white people, had to grapple…
Why does racism still underpin policing in the USA?
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson America’s original sin perpetuates. Like it or not, the notion of whiteness over blackness is enshrined within American history, and it still fundamentally underpins racial inequality in…
The UK Government’s deafening silence is complicity of the highest order
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson On Sunday, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab decided to change the job description of one of the Great Offices of State, in order to appease a racist. When…
Complacency is complicity: black lives matter in the UK too
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson “Please I can’t breathe. My stomach hurts. My neck hurts. Everything hurts. They’re going to kill me.” GEORGE FLOYD, 2020. “I can’t breathe.” ERIC GARNER, 2014. People…
Brexit is distracting us from other key issues
It feels like we can’t escape the word ‘Brexit’. It has dominated public interest and the political sphere for the last four years. It has seen off two Prime Ministers,…
Whose responsibility is it to stop domestic abuse?
On Monday, the UK published a new draft Domestic Abuse Bill, defining economic and emotional abuse alongside physical, and further enforcing Clare’s Law. Clare’s Law follows Clare Wood’s 2009 murder,…