“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 – […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
An ethically questionable megafund has taken a stake in sustainable oatmilk producer Oatly. But the implications of this for consumers and for the health of the brand are only positive. Green companies need to co-opt big money in order to be successful.
