After a relatively quiet January, this month sees the return of a myriad of commemorative days. But do such days really serve a purpose? JOELY THOMAS, BA Arabic and Politics As the new season’s creme… Read More »Too many days in the week
The Spanish government’s recent reform on abortion legislation has seen grandmothers taking to the street to defend the rights of their daughters and granddaughters. CECILE NICOD, MA South Asian Area Studies For free mothers! … Read More »More than outraged at the Spanish government’s new restrictions on abortion
Scoring political points in an epic game of Grand Theft History. IMOGEN EDWARDS, BA History General Gove uses new cannon fodder. Source: http://www.painters-online.co.uk/Gallery/David-Roy-Mullins-General-Melchett/_ga62639_pg1 For most of the country, the centennial of the beginning of World… Read More »I have an Un-Cunning Plan
The jury verdict deeming Mark Duggan’s death ‘lawful’ is indeed a perverse judgment. LADAN DIRIE, BA Politics Mark Duggan’s aunt Carole, speaking outside court: ‘No justice, no peace’. Source: The Guardian The death of Mark… Read More »The unlawful killing of Mark Duggan
As we have also seen with mainstream media narratives of South Sudan in recent months, to entertain the gawping Western audience, African political struggles have to be, well, Westerns. JAMES APPLEBY, BA African Studies and Politics… Read More »CAR: How the West and its Media Laid the BRICS for Unrest
