The storming of the Capitol: the final act of the Trump era
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson On November 7th, when the US Presidential election was called for Joe Biden, denying Donald Trump a second term, people celebrated in the streets. But the results…
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…
The Disunited States of America: can Biden save the US?
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Biden’s winning has resulted in many Americans, and indeed many across the world, feeling cheerful and hopeful. Those who voted Democrat have at last, after four years,…
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…
What can we learn from the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Illustration by Felix Pawlyn The recent death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has exposed the lack of democracy at the heart of the US political system. Justice Ginsburg, who died in…
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…
Is the internet sending us backwards?
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Instant gratification. A term fundamental to understanding our ever-increasingly digital society. It is impossible for our generation to imagine a society in which knowledge is not instantaneously…
First Lady fashion: the accessories that reveal the stakes in this election
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson The countdown to November 3rd is on. In the midst of massive civil unrest and a raging pandemic still claiming more than one thousand lives a day,…
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…
From Dystopian YA fiction to Black Lives Matter; the evolution of the revolution
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson On Monday 1st June, President Trump stood outside Washington D.C.’s St John’s Church holding up a Bible; in a photo-op meant to show the strength and resilience…
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…
Political bias and mistrust are corroding our democracy
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Over time, political interest has grown but our trust in the system has markedly diminished. We’ve lost trust in traditional news channels and increasingly look to social…
Biden has to prove he is capable of making the promises of change a reality
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Following George Floyd’s death, and the subsequent protest marches, the US has become even more divided– between those fighting for change, versus those fighting to sustain the…
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…
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…
COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on the LGBTQ+ community
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson While the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic has many believing that ‘we’re all in the same boat’, for minority communities the virus does, in fact, discriminate. Not…
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…
What can we learn about COVID-19 from the 430BC Athenian Plague?
Illustration by Felix Pawlyn This time round, will the pandemic be a case of survival of the fitness or the richest? The 430BC Athenian plague is our earliest ever record…
I Would’ve Voted for Trump in 2016 – But I Have Since Changed My Mind
To understand why America voted Trump, you need to understand the climate of 2016. Obama, the man that promised ‘Yes, we can!’ had broken a string of electoral promises. After…
Trump’s handling of this crisis exposes his shocking campaign tactics
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson President Trump’s daily press conferences are incomparable to anything politics has seen before. Topics range from him being number one on Facebook (for what nobody knows) anti-malarial…
Sex and the City for president
As Carrie Bradshaw once said, ‘The universe may not always play fair, but at least it’s got a hell of a sense of humour.’ On this week’s episode of ‘Keeping…
Don’t forget about men like Roy Moore
The whirlwind of the patriarchy moves at such a dizzying pace these days that its hard to find time to be upset about something before some new famous man you…