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Shepherds Bush Market Gentrification Threat Intensifies

Shepherds Bush Market Gentrification Threat Intensifies

By Archie Thomas, BA Politics and International Relations ‘We will continue to fight this application and the rampant gentrification it represents.’ On the 20th of December, Hammersmith and Fulham council voted, by three votes to two, to approve the redevelopment of Shepherd’s Bush Market in what campaigners have called

‘APPALLING MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE’: Compensation Delays Following the Post Office Horizon Scandal

‘APPALLING MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE’: Compensation Delays Following the Post Office Horizon Scandal

By Jacob Delos Santos, MA Global Media and Digital Communications In January, victims of what has been described as the “biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history” reemerged in the British media, once more demanding legal reparations in response to the Post Office Horizon scandal. Since 2000, the UK’s

‘STOP THE BOATS’: A VERDICT ON UK-RWANDA IMMIGRATION POLICY

By Shramana Majumdar, MA International Studies and Diplomacy The UK Supreme Court determined on November 15th that the proposed migration of asylum-seekers from the UK to Rwanda under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership (MEDP) would violate both international and domestic law. Last April, the ‘Rwanda Plan’ was announced by

Labour Divided over War in Gaza

Labour Divided over War in Gaza

By Hiba Ul-Hasan BA History “Starmer…does not want to support a ceasefire because it will only ‘embolden’ Hamas” On 15 November, Members of Parliament voted against a Scottish National Party (SNP) amendment to the King’s Speech, which called on the UK government to “join with the international community

Residents cannot return for weeks: Barton House Evacuation raises fears of another Tower Block Tragedy

By Hodan Sultan BA History of Art and History “It’s been 6 years since Grenfell, 14 months since the fatal fire at Twinell House,’ and the question for most is if the council have learnt lessons from both tragedies.” On the evening of November 14th, 400 residents including 100

Communities Fight the Threat of Gentrification to Protect their Markets

Communities Fight the Threat of Gentrification to Protect their Markets

By Archie Thomas, BA Politics and International Relations “The councils are just going along with it and they don’t really understand… You really take away some people’s only access to community and to have social interaction” Walking around London you will often find yourself in a long-standing market,

The Cost-of-Surviving Crisis

The Cost-of-Surviving Crisis

By Genevieve Hack, BA Development Economics The agonising effects of the cost-of-living crisis have been felt across the entirety of the population. COVID-19 lockdowns and the ongoing war in Ukraine have been the two main drivers of inflationary pressures, however, this is not to deny responsibility for the part which