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It’s time Britain confronted its racist, oppressive past

No more half-truths — The British education curriculum champions racists, reinforces stereotypes, and deliberately erases the experiences of minorities throughout history. Until we confront this uncomfortable reality, Black History Month feels like a waste of time.

  • Opinion
  • Kemi Alemoru

A letter to the men who abuse me online

...and it is always men — As a woman writer with political opinions, Dawn Foster is a regular target for trolls – receiving death and rape threats on a daily basis. As this behaviour becomes increasingly normalised, she argues that the true danger lies in desensitisation.

  • Opinion
  • Dawn Foster

Why don’t women report rape? Take a look at the news

#WhyIDidntReport — From the Brett Kavanaugh scandal to the Belfast rugby trial: the routine disbelief aimed at women is shocking, writes Megan Nolan. It shows what society really thinks of us.

  • Opinion
  • Megan Nolan

Why we should all support the Fast Food Strike

Stand together — Companies like McDonalds, Deliveroo and UberEats need to learn how to treat their workers, argues Dawn Foster. Collective action is the only way to teach them.

  • Opinion
  • Dawn Foster

Digital masochism and the new ways we handle heartbreak

New Romantics — Following a breakup, we find ourselves routinely scrolling the public timelines belonging to our ex partners, heightening our sense of loss. Yes, it hurts – but that’s the point.

  • Tech
  • Emily Reynolds

Stormzy has made me proud to be a black Cambridge graduate

Time for change — With his scholarship, the London rapper isn’t just paying for the recipient’s tuition – he’s showing a whole generation of young, black students that Oxbridge could be an option for them.

  • Opinion
  • Alex Mistlin

The myths surrounding Ritalin, the ‘magic smart pill’

Truth and lies — Be it as a prescription for treating ADHD, or its growing popularity as a ‘study drug’, Ritalin is on the rise. We asked writer and community pharmacist Jonny Winship to bust the myths.

  • Opinion
  • Jonny Winship

The fundamental problem with ‘free speech’ & the UK media

We’re doing this wrong — The British media has a lot to answer for: casually inviting far-right voices onto television and radio only emboldens and sanitises their ideas, and puts us all at risk.

  • Opinion
  • Dawn Foster

The complicated truth behind ‘cry for help’ overdoses

Desperate measures — As UK hospitals suffer from spiralling funding and dwindling resources, it can be hard to feel heard. For writer Ben Smoke, this desperation led to drastic action.

  • Opinion
  • Ben Smoke

How to survive No Deal Brexit, from a real-life survival expert

Keep calm and stockpile food — With the prospect of food and medicine shortages, grounded flights and surges in price, we ask professional survival skills instructor Paul Kirtley how to make it through the post-Brexit apocalypse.

  • Opinion
  • Niall Flynn

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