Zahra Banday, BA English Photo Credit: Creative Commons ‘Call the Midwife’ actress Jenny Agutter has recently come out criticising victims of the #MeToo movement. Talking to the Radio Times, Agutter discussed how she doesn’t “fully understand” how these women could be sexually assaulted. She stated, “I never fully understood
Border Wall
Holly Sampson, BA Middle Eastern Studies and World Philosophies The US Government Shutdown commenced on 22 December and is the longest government shutdown in US history. The shutdown began due to a disagreement between President Donald Trump and the Democrats, surrounding Trump’s call for $5.7 billion in taxpayer’
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Maliha Shoaib, BA English and World Philosophies When pushing the restart button for the New Year, we often feel pressured to give our lives a makeover – from a new hobby, to a new diet, to new clothes to fit an improved self. Yet, if our clothes reflect our identities, shouldn’
Financial Crisis
Frances Everett, BA International Relations and Development Studies Financial analysts are beginning to predict the next global financial crisis just ten years after the worst financial downturn in history. According to the Bank of England, an economic crisis is an inevitability, so financiers are keen to know when the next
Brexit
Caroline Hilgers, BA International Relations and Social Anthropology After the historic vote on Theresa May’s withdrawal deal in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening, 15 January, the future of the UK and Brexit is more uncertain than ever. May’s devastating defeat of 432 votes against her deal
Boycott
Laura Wormington, PGDip Economics and Development Studies Over 300 academics, politicians, and public figures have so far pledged to boycott Senate House and the rest of University of London’s (UoL) central administration premises as part of an ongoing campaign for the university’s outsourced workers to be brought in-house.
Drones
Frances Everett, BA International Relations and Development Studies In late December the appearance of drones on London Gatwick Airport’s runways halted flights and caused disruption for tens of thousands of people. The drones were spotted around 21:00 on 19 December and were flown around the airfield multiple times.
British Museum
By-line: Khadija Kothia, BA History Photo Credit: Khadija Kothia The discourse surrounding institutions such as The British Museum has been brought into the spotlight over the past few months. It was interesting to see an exhibition centred on political dissent in a museum under so much controversy for its role
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Abida Tasnim, BA Economics Photo Credit: Abida Tasnim Why go vegan in the first place? Animals, just like humans, feel pain. What’s to say they do not share other neurological processes with us? For this reason, vegans believe in preventing the exploitation of animal rights for the benefit of
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Agony Aunt Column Capitalism, centred around the need to keep growing and selling, means that feelings of failure add to the existing pressures of job uncertainty and financial instability. “Keeping up with the Jones’”, a phrase used to describe the ongoing pressure to own more, better and more expensive products.
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Ariana Akbari, BA History of Art & Architecture, Comparative Study of Religion My name is Ariana, and I have some questions for you SOAS students. Namely, Why are all of your straws made of paper? Why is everyone here vegan? And why aren’t the eggs in the refrigerator section
Brexit
Kitty Walsh, BA History and World Philosophies Photo credit: Creative Commons Pull quote: “Amanda Coakley wrote for the Irish Times that “citizenship of my country should be more than a flag of convenience for the Brits”, urging those seeking passports to base their decision on Irish cultural heritage rather than