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Dear Readers of the Spirit, It’s been interesting to see who has been linked to the Epstein files, and frankly incredibly disturbing. We all knew Trump was involved, despite the previously redacted version that was provided to us, but its ties to almost everyone within the political establishment really
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By Sam Lailey, Senior Staff-Writer, MA Anthropology of Global Futures and Sustainability Pull quote: “And gentrification appears to be picking up pace. A report released by the Trust for London in 2025 has highlighted 53 neighbourhoods in the capital which, between 2012 and 2020, have seen a significant drop in
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It is with great excitement that we finally launch Issue 33 of the Spirit! This first month of term has gone by in the blink of an eye, and I’m sure everyone on the Spirit team and this issue’s writers can agree that deadlines seem to approach at
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Dear readers of the Spirit, Since the last release of the Spirit in October, we have received numerous pieces of feedback, which is greatly appreciated. We have also received many photos of the Spirit found in weird and wonderful places. One of my favourites was multiple photos of a cat
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By Sam Lailey, MA Anthropology of Global Futures and Sustainability ‘The documentary not only casts the contemporary pro-Palestine movement as a continuation of previous student protest campaigns, but provides a historical precedent for its simultaneous repression by government and university authorities alike’ On Monday 17th November, I made my way
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Sam Lailey, Senior Staff Writer, MA Anthropology of Global Futures and Sustainability On July 29th 2025, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) asked its members to vote on strike action. This followed an unresolved dispute with Transport for London (TfL) about pay, working hours, fatigue management,
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'It may be too extreme to suggest that many of our MPs are psychopaths, some are just plain selfish, but there may potentially be a few that linger.'
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Barty Roberts, Editor-in-Chief, BA Politics and International Relations 03/02/2025 Elections are back next term - and with the return of polling we can also expect the return of some of the nastier side of SOAS politics. Last year’s elections were marked by disqualifications, intimidation and general vapidity.
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Jacob Winter, Senior Staff Writer, BA Politics and International Relations 03/02/2025 SOAS is almost unique amongst British universities in how prominent its Muslim students are. Islam is the single most adhered to religion at SOAS, with 31% of its students declaring itself to be Muslim in 2021/22.
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By Roxanna Brealey, Senior Sub-Editor, BA History and Politics George Orwell claimed in 1945 that Speaker’s Corner, which is located just outside Marble Arch tube station, has a ‘large variety of plain lunatics’, and for the most part, it is tough to disagree with him. The average Londoner will
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By Jacob Winter, Senior Staff Writer, BA Politics and International Relations Housmans Bookshop is one of the few outwardly political and left-wing bookshops left in London. Situated on 5 Caledonian Road, very close to Dinwiddy House and Kings Cross Station, the bookshop has been nestled there for over 50 years.
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By Barty Roberts, Editor-In-Chief, BA Politics and International Relations The low-income bursary at SOAS is £1,500 per year, £4,500 per whole undergraduate degree. An amount that has not changed since 2021. As per the Bank of England inflation calculator, £1,500 in September 2021 is now worth £1,