The March, the PM and the Cabinet Coup
On Saturday, myself and a friend had the privilege of marching with hundreds of thousands of others in London for a People’s Vote. Later that day, news broke of a coup against the PM.
Tagged: News
The Politics of Visual Culture
In the age of fake news and its impact on democracy, media regulations have been tightened against public service broadcasting that features adverts that are centred on political messages. In 2018, Iceland’s would-be televised...
Feeling all news’d out?
Feeling all-news’d out? My life used to revolve around an overabundance of news stories: I ate my breakfast to BBC Radio 4, scrolled endlessly through news stories on my phone throughout the day, keeping...
The Illusion of Truth in Political Communication.
Karl Marx once asserted that “language is as old as consciousness” and true enough, our ability to understand complicated linguistic codes in order to communicate with one other is a capacity that no other...
Macron Spearheads May’s Salzburg Humiliation
In a move which has wounded the hubris of No. 10, EU leaders chose principle over economics on Thursday, as May’s Chequers proposals are rejected.
May’s Chequers Ultimatum
The PM has drawn her battle lines this month as she pushes forward with her beloved Chequers Plan despite the danger of Commons resistance by hard Brexiteers.
Book Review: The List of Real Things by Sarah Moore Fitzgerald
Title: The List of Real Things by Sarah Moore Fitzgerald Rating: ★★★ Release: 29th March 2018 Synopsis: Grace knows the difference between what’s real and the strange ideas that float around in her little sister’s mind. Their parents died –...
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green // Book Review
Title: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green Rating: ★★★★★ Release: 10th October 2017 Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred thousand dollar reward at stake and her...
You won’t be Soba after visiting this place..
If you were upset by the recent closure of Lola Lo’s then we’ve got some exciting news for you. If you haven’t heard already Bar Soba is set to open in the former Post...
Graduates: The New Prison Officers?
Britain’s prisons have been struggling. It has been on the news; stories about riot police having to attend, and armed prisoners claiming parts of prisons from the guards. These prisoners have vandalised the prisons...
