In the last few weeks, the streets of Northern Ireland have been troubled by violence. Shocking scenes have emerged of a bus being petrol bombed and children as young as 12 and […]
Northern Ireland: what’s happening, and why does it matter?
A Generation, Sacrificed: The Appeal of the Far-Right to Those Left Behind
“They were born at a time of complete destabilisation”, my dad says, glancing over at the football game on the TV. He was talking about my brother’s generation – Romania’s millennials – […]
Gamestop and the follies of finance
The events of the past few weeks have told us two things about public markets and finance. One, that group behaviour can propel stocks to new highs with no apparent “rational” reason. […]
Debate: default vegetarianism – effective or constrictive?
In December, Christ Church JCR passed a motion to make vegetarianism the default diet, forcing meat-eaters to apply for a diet card to consume meat in hall. Joseph Rosalind Hayat and Rohan […]
‘Cut the Rent’ and its striking flaws
Students should not be paying rent for rooms they’re not residing in. This is not particularly controversial. Students have returned to take up residency agreements and have been met with a lowered […]
Hack No More: the case for abolishing the Union
It seems to come earlier every term. The Facebook pages with their invitations to like. The messages hoping that you’re well. The slate names which sound as if they’ve been plucked from […]
COVID, the Climate Crisis and the Fear of Commodity Taxes
First come, first served. This disorganised and brutish law may be logical when it comes to acquiring concert tickets or snatching up a slice of pizza from the school cafeteria. It’s fair, […]
When a Country Votes for Dead Men
On the 27th of September 2020, the results of Romania’s local elections had officially been broadcast, with every settlement throughout the country – from its capital city to its scarcely populated villages […]
Une Révolution Britannique? Covid-19 and the impetus for change
On 20 June 1789, members of France’s Third Estate, those who were neither nobles nor clerics, met in Saint-Louis, Paris, proclaiming that they would write a new French Constitution. Although a little […]
Diary of a Fresher: Snitch on Six
You’ve learnt the Google definition for six almost as well as the Lord’s prayer. And, as you unpack the spoils of your IKEA shopping spree, you recite it like a sacred chant. […]