Of course it makes sense that the memes we find most hilarious are the ones we find most relatable. There is something strangely comforting about having someone hold a mirror up to your deepest, darkest, mental health struggle and reflect it back to you as a 240-character tongue-in-cheek witticism that’s gone viral.
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Understanding and overcoming the act of confrontation logically and objectively is going to aid you in dealing with a confrontation. Having a methodological mindset will likely help you as only you can change, if you believe that your behaviour is or is not working and so long as you are asserting positive change.
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The most notorious policy move in the Bill is voter ID - mandatory photo ID checks for voters at polling stations - if you forget your ID you are denied a vote until your identity is proven, a big step away from the current election system where voters can turn up without their ID or polling card. Though at face value voter ID does not seem like too big a hassle, the reality is that it will further isolate marginalised communities from politics.
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Representation, equality, inclusion… No matter how you dress it up over the past few years, there has been an uptick in conversations about closing the gap between what we see – via TV, Social Media or otherwise – and the realities of the diverse world we live in.
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As a current third-year student, who has no interest in her current degree, I am currently debating whether a degree is relevant. The pandemic, specifically, has changed my perspective on degrees and university in general. There are lots of changes to how universities run and although some of the changes could not be helped, that has significantly changed the university experience.
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The face of the internet, social media, and politics is all very different. Helped along significantly by the 45th President of the United States choosing Twitter as his main policy outlet, plus the fact that we’re still essentially in our homes and connecting with the outside world through our screens two years into a pandemic, social media is no longer an optional extra when it comes to politics.
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At first glance, I look just like your average 20-something-year-old woman, you probably think I have a job, a busy social life, and do all of the things a woman in her 20’s does. But you couldn’t be more wrong.
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Back in December 2020, I tripped and fell into Bullet Journal Instagram. As someone with a creative streak I don’t indulge in nearly often enough and a crippling need for order and organisation, I’d found the answer to a question I didn’t realise I was even looking to answer. I knew, then and there, that I needed to join the Bullet Journal revolution.
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Finding a place as a Black artist in a predominantly white TV industry is an enormous struggle, particularly for budding professionals. Evidenced by a lack of necessary representation of Black people on screen and the lived experience of Black artists, it can be said that the industry has not always welcomed them with open arms. Many of these artists have openly expressed the issues of racial disparities in their profession. Even the few who triumph are compelled to constantly push themselves to thrive in the industry.
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The Nationality and Borders Bill was introduced to the House of Commons on 6th July 2021. It makes changes to the UK immigration system as it relates to asylum seekers and refugees; and does this primarily by introducing a two-tier system for asylum-seekers arriving in the UK, differentiating based on methods of arrival.
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I go through phases when it comes to addressing people. For a long time, ‘man’ was my go-to. Yeah man. Thanks man. You’re standing on my foot, man. For a while I moved onto ‘dude’, because I’m a bit of a slacker and it felt apt. I’ve never been much of a ‘pal’ guy: I feel you have to look at least a bit hard to say pal, and I look like Tin Tin, so.
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Back in December 2020, I tripped and fell into Bullet Journal Instagram. As someone with a creative streak I don’t indulge in nearly often enough and a crippling need for order and organisation, I’d found the answer to a question I didn’t realise I was even looking to answer. I knew, then and there, that I needed to join the Bullet Journal revolution.
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Back in December 2020, I tripped and fell into Bullet Journal Instagram. As someone with a creative streak I don’t indulge in nearly often enough and a crippling need for order and organisation, I’d found the answer to a question I didn’t realise I was even looking to answer. I knew, then and there, that I needed to join the Bullet Journal revolution.
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Christmas is one of my favourite times of year, it’s a time for big turkeys, fairy lights and cosy pyjamas. It’s a season to spend time with your family and friends too. But there’s always one thing at the back of my mind at Christmas – how I’m going to afford presents for the people around me.
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Born in Bristol, Yuup was started because its founders saw that across the city there were talented people ready to share their brilliant experiences with others, but a world of big business and algorithms (that demands a level of technological/digital literacy) isn’t always the most welcoming environment to people that run small businesses. The people behind Yuup also saw that, similarly to them, people in the midst of the pandemic were craving authentic connection with others.
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Dominic Cummings took his ‘tour de Barnard Castle’ for an eye test in early April 2020, and subsequently undermined public confidence and adherence to lockdown measures with his unapologetic stance. Priti Patel was found to have broken ministerial code and had been bullying her civil servants, and Boris Johnson decided that the inquiry didn’t matter.
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It is important to first note that this article has absolutely no intention of trying to reconcile with what could have led to these specific and individual circumstances, nor to make judgment of those involved in this tragedy, but instead aims to look at what the current circumstances can indicate about this type of attack and what this indicates about the UK’s current socio-political climate.
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If there was ever a time to find a star-studded dress, a moon crescent necklace, a gothic pair of candlesticks, and all-things-witchy in décor and accessories, this is the time to find it, and it no longer is only in the ‘Halloween’ section of home décor at Poundland!
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I was 13 in 1981 when Prince Charles and Lady Diana were married, and on the eve of their wedding day there was a massive fireworks display in Hyde Park, London; the biggest since 1749, my sister took me. I was on the brink of rebellion, starting to form my own thoughts and ideas, so I wasn’t that fussed about the royal couple but I let her drag me along. It was the most spectacular thing I'd ever seen! It was a heaving crowd, booming bangs and the whole thing set to Handel’s Firework Music. Me, my sister and half a million other people stood in awe on that hot, sticky July night watching the audacious fireworks spectacle for a good half hour.
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As a 30 year old, I am young enough to have been let down by the generations before me but I am old enough that I am letting down the generations behind me. I have benefitted enormously from the degradation of the natural world and from pumping carbon into the atmosphere.
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