Kim Jong-un: comic relief or supervillain?
Kim Jong-un reached seemingly impossible new levels of paranoia this week as the infamous North Korean leader imposed a nation-wide ban on sarcasm. Anything which may be considered an indirect…
How to avoid destroying your new flat dynamic
It’s the time of year again where Edinburgh regains what some regard to be the noisiest and most annoying proportion of the population. No, not the Fringe – I’m of…
What’s happening in the murky world of student internships?
Arguably one of the biggest, yet perhaps most subtle indicators of how British society has changed in the last few decades is the rise of the student internship. What was…
European ‘Brexit’: should we stay or should we go?
With the upcoming referendum on whether Britain should remain in the EU, Laurie Presswood investigates the historical relationship Britain has had with Europe and the potential consequences of a European…
Student life: are we ready for life beyond the student ‘bubble’?
Is university life preventing students from considering lives and perspectives of those outside the student ‘bubble’? Laurie Presswood investigates. The most recent census of 2011 revealed that full-time students make…
Could a meat and dairy-free diet seriously help save the world?
Vegetarianism and veganism are on the rise in Britain – recent reports show that around 12% of the UK’s population now follow a meat or dairy free diet. Although this…
On This week in History: Docklands Bombing 1996
February marks twenty years since the IRA detonated a bomb in the Canary Warf financial district of London, killing two, causing an estimated £100 million worth of damage, and bringing…
The fight against motor neurone disease
Gordon’s Fightback greets visitors with the words “I’m dying. And fast”. This is the website created by Gordon Aikman in order to raise money and awareness for Motor Neurone Disease…