Opinion

By Zaynab Mufti, BA International Relations and History We Brits are known for our pride in our values and freedoms. No matter the stake and no matter whose neck is stepped on, all is fair as long as our freedoms are upheld – right? It seems our government thinks so too.

By Sophie Zwick, BA Politics and International Relations As vaccine rollouts begin in earnest all over the world, Thai authorities and hotel chains have called for quarantine exemptions for vaccinated travellers. However, the devastating consequences of the shuttered tourist industry have been most painfully felt among its most vulnerable workers

By Camila Consolmagno & Frederick Thelen, LLB & BA International Relations Recently, the state of Texas suffered through a historical event already being termed the ‘2021 Texas Power Crisis.’ This, however, fails to convey the scale of the crisis.  Energy in Texas is managed on a state level as it

By Ashika George, BA History of Art Trigger warning: Mentions of mental illness and suicide. A typical day for a student with mental health issues involves long hours spent in bed, a lack of energy to perform even the most menial tasks and a constant feeling of hopelessness. I am

By Abdul Basit, BA Economics and International Relations Annadata is a Hindi epithet that has spiritual roots and can be roughly translated as ‘he who is the bestower of nourishment.’ It is often attributed to the farmers of India by its political classes, and this term perhaps best encapsulates the

By Maxine Betteridge-Moes, MA Media in Development  The year 2020 dealt two serious blows to the UK aid industry. First was Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s June announcement of a merger between the Department for International Development (DfID) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), which was widely condemned by