Mar 7, 20192 min readSometimes Good Intentions aren’t Enoughby Molly Long When Stacey Dooley released behind-the-scenes shots of an upcoming Comic Relief film in Uganda last month, it’s doubtful...
Mar 7, 20192 min readWeight Watchers’ Profits Drop Amid Wellness Rebrandby Molly Long Diet industry heavyweight Weight Watchers has had a disappointing start to 2019. The company experienced a loss of some 28...
Mar 7, 20192 min readSex Worker Solidarity Strike Highlights Continued Fight for Decriminalisation in UKby Molly Long Women across the country struck in solidarity with sex workers on International Women’s Day. The demonstration,...
Mar 7, 20192 min readThe World is Moving Back to Offline Experience, and Millennials are Leading the Wayby Klara Blazejovska Millennials have long been the butt of the joke. As the first generation to have only learned about a world without...
Mar 7, 20192 min read#March4Women 2019 Wants to Stop Workplace Sexual Harassmentby Klara Blazejovska Charity Care International held the seventh annual #March4Women on Sunday 3rd March in Central Hall Westminster....
Mar 7, 20192 min readDrag, the Safe Space at the Centre of the LGBTQ+ Communityby Klara Blazejovska Drag is gender fluidity and the freedom to express it in a physical world. Many performers expose their inner-selves...
Mar 7, 20192 min readGrenfell 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....
Mar 7, 20192 min readIs 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...
Mar 7, 20192 min readDo you Love your Children? Your (Lack of) Action Suggests Otherwiseby Torbjørn Jørstad Because when it comes to preserving the only planet your children will inherit, you’re not doing a very good job....
Mar 7, 20192 min readTackling Food Waste: A Look on Compostingby Jekaterina Drozdovica Most of the food waste in restaurants and cafes is avoidable. Slingshot investigates how composting can help to...
Mar 7, 20192 min readFGM: Mothers are not to Blameby Jekaterina Drozdovica In February this year, the first ever female genital mutilation (FGM) case was found guilty by the British...
Mar 7, 20192 min readDigital Revolution Ignores Disabled and Older People, Study Findsby Jekaterina Drozdovica Around 10% of the UK population aren’t using the internet, an ONS study has found. Most of the internet...
Mar 7, 20191 min readNever 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...
Feb 21, 20191 min readThe 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...
Feb 7, 20191 min readMother 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...
Feb 7, 20191 min readContemporary 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...
Feb 6, 20193 min readPeriod Dress does not Disguise the Enduring Curse of Lesbian Cinemaby Susanna Joseph Following their inclusion in the Barbican’s Modern Couples exhibition and a hotly anticipated biopic, Virginia Woolf...
Feb 6, 20191 min readFive Modern Feminist Books and Their Authorsby Klara Blazejovska Janet Mock – Redefining Realness “I’ve heard parents say all they want is ‘the best’ for their children, but the...
Feb 6, 20191 min readIt’s Called Feminismby Klara Blazejovska Feminism has, in recent years, become a hot topic again. It stood resolute at the centre of the #MeToo movement, but...
Feb 4, 20191 min readHow Gay Marriage has Wedded the Gay Rights Movement to Acceptance - not Equalityby Susanna Joseph In March 2019, it will be five years since same sex marriage was legalised in the United Kingdom. The ruling came for...