Boycott Geoffrey Boycott
In 1998, cricketer Geoffrey Boycott punched his girlfriend Margaret Moore 20 times in the face and body during an argument. He was convicted in a court in France and, following an appeal, his...
Category: Politics
The memeification of Jacob Rees-Mogg
On Tuesday night, the current Tory government faced a crucial vote on whether the House of Commons would back a bill to block a no-deal Brexit. It was a long day, for sure, and current Leader of the...
#WednesdayWisdom Thoughts and prayers
You might have noticed that the United States has a tiny problem with gun violence. Don’t worry though! Texas State representative Matt Schaefer has noticed too! Texas, if you haven’t heard, has...
Iraqi Kurds want no part in Middle East conflicts
The autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region is completely landlocked and, as a result, has often historically become ensnared in the Middle East’s most vicious wars. Despite this, the region has remained...
Proroguing Parliament is a new low for the UK’s democracy
Prorogue. /prəˈrəʊɡ/ verb discontinue a session of (a parliament or other legislative assembly) without dissolving it. "James prorogued this Parliament, never to call another one" It’s one of...
Review: Netflix’s “The Family”
Jesse Moss’s docu-series, The Family, was executive produced by Alex Gibney, who likewise produced the Netflix series Dirty Money, which included an episode helmed by Moss (The Overnighters)....
Car-free spaces are far too exclusionary to be fair
Public transport’s great, isn’t it? You can pay a few quid to a bus driver and she’ll take you across the city. Or you can get a train to the other end of the country and avoid the stress of...
Situation for Yezidis still dire five years after genocide began
For the Yezidis August 3, the anniversary of the infamous genocide perpetrated by the Islamic State against their community, has yet again come and gone. It’s now been five years since the Islamic...
Russia’s Protests Are About More Than Elections
For the past three weekends, central Moscow has resembled more of a warzone than a quickly developing modern metropolis. Tens of thousands of people have been peacefully protesting in the street...
No, fat people should not be sacrificed for economic benefit, Michael Buerk
Michael Buerk is a 73-year-old British newsreader who railed against obese people in his latest article for the Radio Times. “The obese will die a decade earlier than the rest of us,” he wrote....