Does climate activism have a privilege problem?
In October, a video went viral after Extinction Rebellion protesters disrupted public transport by protesting on the roof of a train at Canning Town station in east London. The stunt took place during...
4 Dec 201918min
Can terrorists ever really be rehabilitated?
The man who killed Saskia Jones and Jack Merritt was a convicted terrorist who had spent eight years in prison. Usman Khan was jailed in 2012 for preparing acts of terrorism. While he was inside he un...
3 Dec 201921min
Is TikTok being censored?
The app best known for short, funny videos that have made it the meme engine of the internet found itself hosting a different kind of viral video. Feroza Aziz, a teenager from New Jersey, posted what ...
2 Dec 201919min
Hillsborough: do we inherit trauma?
96 Liverpool FC fans died at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield on 15 April 1989. It remains the worst disaster in British sporting history. The tragedy happened over 30 years ago and many say the trau...
29 Nov 201920min
Grace Millane: why is ‘rough sex’ a defence?
Last Friday a 27-year-old New Zealand man was found guilty of the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane. During the trial questions were raised over how the press covered the case and how the def...
28 Nov 201921min
Why is Instagram hiding likes?
Instagram has announced that it’s extending a trial where it hides likes from other users. You will still see your own like count, but not that of people you follow. It’s being heralded as a positive ...
27 Nov 201920min
Blue Story: is banning the film racist?
Blue Story, a film about two young black boys from different London postcodes who get caught up in rival gangs went on general release on Friday. By Saturday two cinema chains, Vue and Showcase, had p...
26 Nov 201919min
Are billionaires a bad thing?
There are more than 150 billionaires in the UK, but is that concentration of immense wealth actually a sign of failure? Should anyone ever be worth a sum of money that has nine zeroes in it? For decad...
25 Nov 201920min
