17th January 2022
Writer Patrick Gaffey explains why Boris Johnson’s resignation will mean nothing if the system that allows his behaviour is not changed. Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces perhaps his biggest threat since taking power, after admitting to attending an illegal party in May 2020, ignoring his government’s lockdown regulations on a day when 103 British people ...
8th January 2022
Elena Adams explores how social media can make us feel pressure to be contactable at all hours, and how we can break out of this mindset. Ever gone to reach for your phone in your pocket and it’s not there? Your heart drops and you start to panic, wondering where you’ve put it, or if ...
20th December 2021
Boris Johnson does not support misogyny becoming a hate crime, reinforcing the societal norm that women’s lives do not matter. I knew in an instant that I picked the wrong route home. I saw them stumbling in the street in front of me, completely shattered with a bottle still in hand, tripping on and off ...
20th December 2021
Do cash incentives for deferral put students from lower income households at a disadvantage? The statement “students have had a rough year” feels like an understatement. At every level of education, from highschool to university, the nature of the Covid-19 pandemic has posed a series of questions about how we operate our educational system. From ...
20th December 2021
When student safety is being jeopardised, Glasgow needs better taxi services – and we need them now. With most Covid-19 restrictions eased, people are making the most of Glasgow’s nightlife again. Anyone that’s made the most of bars and clubs reopening will probably have noticed that getting a taxi or Uber in Glasgow is exceedingly ...
20th December 2021
Ever felt your face flush as you start a coughing fit in public? Covid-19 has brought on a fear of coughing, but Katrina Williams argues why a little more compassion around the issue would help us all. It was the end of August, and I had just developed some sort of horrible bug. After a ...
20th December 2021
A personal perspective on trying to find student accommodation in Glasgow. It’s 10 past nine, and I’m enjoying my first coffee of the day. I hear my phone buzz – a notification from Rightmove. An email that reads, “Basilia, 2 new properties to rent in Kelvinbridge.” I take the bait and have a look at ...
12th December 2021
Divya Venkattu discusses the detriments of the emotional unavailability that seems to be common amongst Gen Z. We are the generation that has more opportunities than ever before to connect with people; yet we still struggle to form real connections. One of the biggest hurdles that we must overcome is emotional unavailability. According to Healthline: ...
7th December 2021
The first instalment of our new series explores the stereotype of Australia as a “perfect vacationland”, a gross contradiction of the terrors of its history that are still active today. I’m sure I’m not the only Australian that frequently gets asked why I’d ever want to live in the UK when I could be back ...
7th December 2021
With the Scottish government trialing a four-day work week, Basilia Weir examines how this will benefit students. I really like this whole “I don’t dream of labour” movement going on right now. Not long into my time at university, I got into a tailspin about my future. It’s not that I didn’t know what I ...
