At this year’s One Young World conference, Bob Geldof stated that the youth of this generation have blood on their hands, as it is they who are the killers of Syria, as well as murdering people in Beirut, Sharm el Sheikh and most recently Paris. “Forget the tweeting about bullshit. Get real with your governments,” …more…
Everyone’s a detective. Right now, the world seems awash with crime thrillers. I must’ve been informed I SIMPLY NEED to watch around 18 different Scandi noirs. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good whodunit, but it does seem a tad over kill. Needless to say, when someone recommended the Netflix original series, Making A …more…
For as long as I can remember, The Conservatives have always battled against the ‘posh boy’ stigma. You know the one. ‘Tories are all privileged, private schooled toffs who don’t really know how the world works for actual, normal, working people.’ Well, if you had any doubts, the spending review cemented that theory. As the …more…
The sheer volume of news stories regarding the Syrian conflict can be overwhelming. With so many seemingly contradictory stories coming out of the region, it may seem impossible to keep up with the political shit storm being fuelled by the Global Superpowers. Luckily for you, this video exists. Ezra Klein’s 5-minute animation briefly summarises the …more…
Mhairi Black shocked the political world when at the 2015 General Election, she won the Paisley and Renfrewshire South constituency for the SNP, from Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander. In a night of SNP domination in Scotland, 20 year old student Mhairi Black’s comprehensive victory over one of British politics most senior figures, symbolised …more…
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was appointed to the UN Human Rights Council. Now, have you stopped and asked yourself how it all happened? How this merciless King from a ruthless nation where a 17-year-old protester, Ali Mohammed al-Nimr, is arrested, tortured and without trial is sentenced to crucifixion for protesting against the government? A nation …more…
Adidas has teamed up with ‘Parley for the Ocean’ to create running shoes made out of ocean trash. The German company, an environmentalist collective, announced at a United Nations run event that the shoes would consist of illegal gillnets and recycled waste collected from poaching vessel the organisation followed for 110 days. The fight against …more…
At the HRCF’s Time to Thrive Conference, Ellen Page said perhaps for the first time, in front of an audience of strangers, words she kept close to her heart for many years and that carry an enormous implication to the LGBT community: “And I am here today because I am gay. And because maybe …more…
#WordsMatter: this short film explains the meaning behind the word “refugee”. UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors and high profile supporters help define the difference between the terms “refugee” and “migrant”. These words are being splashed across media headlines because of the ongoing European Refugee Crisis. The film features actors Cate Blanchett, Colin Firth, David Morrissey, Douglas Booth, …more…
In the wake of Jeremy Corbyn appointing Luciana Berger as Minister for Mental Health to his shadow cabinet, we came across an online movement called Project Semicolon. In their own words the “Project Semicolon is not a 24-hour helpline, nor are we trained mental health professionals.” but instead the project gives space to those suffering …more…
