Sometimes Good Intentions aren’t Enough
by Molly Long When Stacey Dooley released behind-the-scenes shots of an upcoming Comic Relief film in Uganda last month, it’s doubtful...
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Weight Watchers’ Profits Drop Amid Wellness Rebrand
by Molly Long Diet industry heavyweight Weight Watchers has had a disappointing start to 2019. The company experienced a loss of some 28...
Sex Worker Solidarity Strike Highlights Continued Fight for Decriminalisation in UK
by Molly Long Women across the country struck in solidarity with sex workers on International Women’s Day. The demonstration,...
The World is Moving Back to Offline Experience, and Millennials are Leading the Way
by Klara Blazejovska Millennials have long been the butt of the joke. As the first generation to have only learned about a world without...
#March4Women 2019 Wants to Stop Workplace Sexual Harassment
by Klara Blazejovska Charity Care International held the seventh annual #March4Women on Sunday 3rd March in Central Hall Westminster....
Drag, the Safe Space at the Centre of the LGBTQ+ Community
by Klara Blazejovska Drag is gender fluidity and the freedom to express it in a physical world. Many performers expose their inner-selves...
Grenfell Tower Fire: "The First Thing I Noticed was the Smell"
by Torbjørn Jørstad The early hours of the Grenfell fire were a chaotic whirlwind of events. Two locals recall the drama of that morning....
Is a Way Being Paved for Legalised Recreational Drug Use in the UK?
by Torbjørn Jørstad Last November, UK doctors could begin prescribing cannabis for medical use for the first time. The move came...
Do you Love your Children? Your (Lack of) Action Suggests Otherwise
by Torbjørn Jørstad Because when it comes to preserving the only planet your children will inherit, you’re not doing a very good job....
Tackling Food Waste: A Look on Composting
by Jekaterina Drozdovica Most of the food waste in restaurants and cafes is avoidable. Slingshot investigates how composting can help to...
FGM: Mothers are not to Blame
by Jekaterina Drozdovica In February this year, the first ever female genital mutilation (FGM) case was found guilty by the British...
Digital Revolution Ignores Disabled and Older People, Study Finds
by Jekaterina Drozdovica Around 10% of the UK population aren’t using the internet, an ONS study has found. Most of the internet...
Never Gonna Give EU Up? – The Funniest Brexit Protest Art
by Torbjørn Jørstad The UK’s divorce from the European Union is (potentially) right around the corner, but the journey has been anything...
The After-effects of Festive “Fairweather Volunteering”
by Molly Long For many of us, Christmas and new year are already distant memories. But the deficit in volunteer help that follows the...
Mother or Artist – How About Both?
by Jekaterina Drozdovica In the UK, March 31st is Mother’s Day. But whilst we will celebrate our mothers then, the fact remains that in...
Contemporary Art Inspired by Motherhood – Bold and Diverse
by Jekaterina Drozdovica Motherhood has long served as a fertile ground of inspiration. From the early stages of pregnancy, to the unique...
Period Dress does not Disguise the Enduring Curse of Lesbian Cinema
by Susanna Joseph Following their inclusion in the Barbican’s Modern Couples exhibition and a hotly anticipated biopic, Virginia Woolf...
Five Modern Feminist Books and Their Authors
by Klara Blazejovska Janet Mock – Redefining Realness “I’ve heard parents say all they want is ‘the best’ for their children, but the...
It’s Called Feminism
by Klara Blazejovska Feminism has, in recent years, become a hot topic again. It stood resolute at the centre of the #MeToo movement, but...
How Gay Marriage has Wedded the Gay Rights Movement to Acceptance - not Equality
by Susanna Joseph In March 2019, it will be five years since same sex marriage was legalised in the United Kingdom. The ruling came for...
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