Opinion
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.
Written by: 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.
Written by: 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.
Written by: 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.
Written by: 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.
Written by: Niall Flynn
How hard is it to be a freelance writer outside of London?
The Great Divide — In The Great Divide, we examine the ever-changing relationship between the North and South of England. Here, Sheffield-based journalist Daniel Dylan Wray shares his experiences as a writer stuck on the outside of the London bubble.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
A brief history of Tories being bad at social media
Digital deficencies — The Conservative Party are not very good at social media. Following Amber Rudd’s recent Partridge-esque Twitter video, we revisit some of our favourite examples of Tories on the internet.
Written by: Niall Flynn
In football, multiculturalism only works when you win
The World Cup fallout — As a diverse French team lifted the World Cup trophy, it would have been easy to declare international football as the pinnacle of multiculturalism and tolerance. However, according to German footballer Mesut Özil, “immigrants” are only accepted when the going is good.
Written by: Benjamin Cook
Is this finally the end for Boris Johnson?
Goodbye, farewell — With his blustered resignation and attacks on Sadiq Khan, the former foreign secretary has exposed himself – revealing a hypocritical, lazy and self-absorbed man with absolutely no ability to lead.
Written by: Dawn Foster
To be truly inclusive, Pride must solve its identity crisis
From Where I Stand — On both sides of the Atlantic, the LGBTQ+ community is divided about the purpose of Pride celebrations in 2018. Justin Myers (aka The Guyliner) explores why, and offers a solution to the community's widespread discontent.
Written by: Justin Myers
