Online Features Editor Bryan Knight Interviews Baroness Floella Benjamin on Race, ‘Playschool’, and her extraordinary career as a public figure.
Politics
In Response to Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis’s Attack on the Labour Party
Adam Robertson Charlton responds to the Chief Rabbi’s criticism of Corbyn. He invokes his own background to counter erasure of left-wing jews.
Rees-Mogg criticises Grenfell victims
Issy Murray analyses the political ramifications of Jacob Rees-Mogg’s recent comments about the Grenfell Tower tragedy, especially in the wake of another general election.
Election F*ck-ups
Catherine Loyd gives a run down of the various election gaffes that have been made so far.
How relevant is Guy Fawkes Night in our society today?
Olivia Garrett goes back in history to 1605 in order to analyse the events leading up to Guy Fawkes Night and discusses it’s relevance in our society today.
Chile: It’s Not Thirty Pesos, It’s Thirty Years
Online Editor Ellie Cook writes about the spiralling chaos and widespread political protests spreading through Chile.
Valley of the Fallen: How significant is General Franco’s exhumation?
Online Editor Ellie Cook delves into the deeply problematic issues surrounding the Valley of the Fallen and discusses what Franco’s exhumation means for Spain’s future.
Brexit, still.
Georgia Shepherd gives us a detailed run-down of the recent events in the Brexit debacle.
Black Men Walking at Northcott Theatre
Katie Worrell reviews ‘Black Men Walking”s ‘Poetry, Passion and Politics’ at Northcott Theatre.
BBC Naga Munchetty racism row
Emma Hussain writes about recent events involving complaints made against BBC’s Naga Munchetty and how this reflects the problems of impartiality faced by presenters.