It was shocking enough when the proudly independent music publication Pitchfork was acquired by Condé Nast in 2015, but Anna Wintour’s recent announcement of its merge with GQ bangs the…
Libraries, since their first appearance in Aristophanes, have been stringently held as bastions of knowledge. The image of the library is typically one of austere scholarship, a place for serious…
Another Autumn Statement, another disappointment. This week Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled the contents of the annual financial plan to very little fanfare. In a week that saw former PM David…
On Saturday the largest rocket the world has ever seen was launched 150km above the earth’s surface to outer-space. SpaceX’s most recent launch of the 400 feet tall Starship successfully…
November the 13th brought a shocking Love Island-esque announcement from the Government as the Conservative twitter page tweeted “He’s back.” Which new bombshell would be entering Downing Street? Well the…
It’s 7am. You’re forcing bleary eyes to focus on your phone screen to wake yourself up, scrolling through Instagram. Three people you follow have posted about a conflict going on…
Two days before news broke that the ever-divisive Home Secretary Suella Braverman was sacked by Rishi Sunak’s government, I told my friends over dinner that the Prime Minister was increasing…
The double by-election win from the Labour party in the past couple of weeks has made many left-wing voters excited, whilst leaving many Conservative party members nervous. As Tamworth has…
What Pitchfork’s demise means for journalism
It was shocking enough when the proudly independent music publication Pitchfork was acquired by Condé Nast in 2015, but Anna Wintour’s recent announcement of its merge with GQ bangs the…
Visiting Edinburgh University’s Main Library is no simple task
Libraries, since their first appearance in Aristophanes, have been stringently held as bastions of knowledge. The image of the library is typically one of austere scholarship, a place for serious…
Reflections on another disappointment of an Autumn Statement
Another Autumn Statement, another disappointment. This week Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled the contents of the annual financial plan to very little fanfare. In a week that saw former PM David…
SpaceX Starship is revolutionising space travel, but revolutions come at a cost
On Saturday the largest rocket the world has ever seen was launched 150km above the earth’s surface to outer-space. SpaceX’s most recent launch of the 400 feet tall Starship successfully…
Why David Cameron’s appointment shows a need for constitutional reform
November the 13th brought a shocking Love Island-esque announcement from the Government as the Conservative twitter page tweeted “He’s back.” Which new bombshell would be entering Downing Street? Well the…
The distorted world of social media activism
It’s 7am. You’re forcing bleary eyes to focus on your phone screen to wake yourself up, scrolling through Instagram. Three people you follow have posted about a conflict going on…
How did Suella Braverman last so long?
Two days before news broke that the ever-divisive Home Secretary Suella Braverman was sacked by Rishi Sunak’s government, I told my friends over dinner that the Prime Minister was increasing…
What can the Labour by-election wins tell us about the political climate?
The double by-election win from the Labour party in the past couple of weeks has made many left-wing voters excited, whilst leaving many Conservative party members nervous. As Tamworth has…