As we reflect on the past year and attempt to digest its wildest moments, it feels fitting to coin these past 12 months as “the year of the billionaire”. Some of 2025’s biggest moments were headed by business moguls, most notably Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk; whether they were launching rockets into space or making… Continue reading Are billionaires trendy now?
Scrolling through our feed, thumbs flicking past the absurd headlines that have become the wallpaper of our modern life: “Satire, Propaganda, or Just Tuesday?”, “Everything’s Fine, Experts Assure, as World Burns’ We laugh, a small, nervous sound that dies in the blue glow of our screens. “At least the jokes are still funny, right?” muttering,… Continue reading When parody becomes propaganda — laughing our way toward disaster
Earlier this month, the University of Nottingham announced that it was considering cutting up to 48 courses from its programme, encompassing 15 subject areas. The reason given for this decision was the courses no longer being “financially viable” for the university. A look over the subject areas highlighted for the ban vary widely, from food… Continue reading The discontinuing of language education in the UK — a step further from Global Britain?
In a city just south of Seoul, the government is ordering cafés to erase English from their signs. In France, Le Académie Française continues to issue new warnings against the use of Franglais. Meanwhile, in the UK, the Oxford English Dictionary adds over fifty Korean and Japanese words to its pages. And Spanish Royalty decrees… Continue reading Words of power — how language borrowing reflects global shifts in cultural influence
Sudan today stands at the edge of collapse, its people caught in the crossfire of a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). What began as a power struggle in April 2023 has metastasised into a nationwide conflict that has destroyed cities, displaced millions and left the… Continue reading Sudan on the brink — a nation unravelling amid war and humanitarian collapse
Marked by natural disasters, famine, mass migration and internal conflict, the last two years in South Sudan have been some of the darkest in its short history as an independent nation. In a country where some 9 million people are in need of humanitarian aid, aid workers are carrying out life-saving work on the frontlines.… Continue reading Risking more and getting less — how the insensitive practices of NGOs are killing aid workers in South Sudan
Behind the quiet doors of Britain’s private investigation firms lies a world that answers to almost no one. No licence, little oversight and no meaningful barrier to entry — just a website, a phone number and the promise to uncover what others cannot. It is a profession that trades in secrets while operating largely without… Continue reading Inside the wild west of Britain’s private investigators
Have archaeology and heritage become weapons of war? Historically and currently, archaeology has been used as a political weapon to eradicate culture, gain power and use reason to harm others. One of the clearest examples of this is the current conflict in Palestine and Israel. To fully understand the complexities of this war, I will… Continue reading How have archaeology and heritage become weapons of war?
The government must choose whether to renew its contribution to fighting disease abroad The UK is set to co-host the Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria’s eighth replenishment summit in Johannesburg on the 21st of November. The purpose of the summit is for the UK, along with the fund’s other member states and… Continue reading UK urged to show “leadership” over global health funding
France has a deeply chequered past; characterised by bloody battles of rebellion and uprisings. Having moved past these barbaric and rudimentary forms of protest, France has not completely forsaken their rebellious inclinations and a golden thread of revolution runs throughout the country’s history. Modern protest movements are relied upon heavily to enact social change, such as the ‘Gilet Jaune’ protests–… Continue reading Stealing liberty — the Louvre heist and the unfinished business of the French Revolution
