A lot of businesses have been more and more vocal about their ethics, in terms of sustainability, employment, transparency on demographics, and materials used. But when you start looking into what they define as “ethical”, you realise that it’s an umbrella term which holds little value: it is a generic definition but is still a fundamental part of every business and organisation.
Read MoreYou can always spot the Hackney tourist. In my experience, they are always the ones willingly queueing at The Good Egg, happy to pay £10 for what is essentially expensive organic eggs, maybe avocado and bread – a meal you could make for a respectable £4 if you got the ingredients from Ridley Road market.
Read MoreI just knew that Bristol was the right place for me. I would meet like-minded individuals, make groundbreaking theatre and finally be able to pull off high-waisted jeans. Needless to say - things didn’t quite go as planned. I really did try to live up to the ‘cool Bristol’ stereotype, but alas, I didn’t fit the mould.
Read MoreTo afford to continue renting into our 70s, and without a pension to draw on, we will need to continue working until the day we die - we’ll never retire. It’s grim, but it’s our reality and I think there are others in the same boat as us.
Read MoreFrom a noticeably young age my sense of self-worth centred around my ability to succeed at school; it became almost my whole identity. Displaying this success to others online gave me even more of the external validation I had come to rely on.
Read MoreIt’s more than just an easy punchline for food related jokes, it’s a serious, multifaceted, incurable illness which takes a huge amount of physical and mental energy to manage.
Read MoreThe use of the pride flag to represent a thank you to the NHS signifies an ignorance and insensitivity towards LGBTQ+ issues, something that many members of the community are growing tired of seeing.
Read MoreI remember, aged 11, being sat cross-legged at school next to a sixth former, who had incredibly smooth, hairless legs. I think it was this moment that I became self-aware, I really am a beast. I went home, stole a razor from my sister’s bathroom and dry-shaved my legs for the first time.
Read MoreAlthough I will happily look through their photos and hear about the time Buster ate a whole block of cheese at Christmas and got the hiccups, it makes me feel indignant - how can it be that someone who works so hard, with a flawless track record of renting can’t even keep a hamster in their flat?
Read MoreUp until this point I had never gone more than about a week without having a drink. So why bother?
Read MoreThe ‘End SARS’ movement did not just commence this year. Police brutality has been prevalent for many years, however, in 2017 Nigerians began asking for a reform, peacefully. In all twenty-three years I’ve been alive, I have never seen this many Nigerians (including those in diaspora) unite toward the achievement of a goal.
Read MoreThere are times when we long for the physical presence of someone who cares, is ready to listen and maybe offer a hug. The current situation with restrictions around Covid 19 has prevented many bereaved people from receiving the comfort they so dearly need. The Good Grief Festival has all the answers.
Read MoreRegardless of ethnicity, many elderly people have suffered because of COVID 19, whether that be illness or the loneliness they have had to face.
Read MoreWe need to future proof our children and young people against an uncertain world, and to do that, we must change the way we parent current and future generations.
Read MoreThe question is: what does my gender have to do with my opinion on astrology? Is it because I am a man that I am more inclined to reject star signs and horoscopes? The answer, definitively, is no.
Read MoreI sigh out, simulating sleep. Hoping that you’ll stop because that would be the right thing to do. But you don’t, do you?
Read MoreWe as humans are curious by nature and crave connection in the same way as we crave nutrition. From a nod of the head to gushing conversations we communicate constantly, even when it is difficult, people find a way to connect. We are not alone in this – quietly, without our knowing, plants communicate constantly, and we are only just starting to understand how.
Read MoreOf course you can. Who is to limit who you can date? The question is: do you want to date a Tory?
Read MoreWhilst I understand – and almost agree with – this viewpoint, it ignores the fact that women do have agency over their own bodies, even if that means wearing next-to-nothing. If a woman wants to dress in a sexy Halloween outfit because it makes her feel good or even empowered, why shouldn’t she?
Read MoreWe have come to see and talk about beauty in this singular, reductive and, in my mind, totally nonsensical way. We talk about ‘beauty’ and ‘sexiness’ and so often mean something that we know beauty is not; when we talk about beauty in terms of the ever changing trends of the times - waists and boobs and bums - we butcher ourselves into meat.
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