Human Rights Act: How the Government's Plans for Reform Might Affect Us

The Human Rights Act passed in 1998 as an assurance that all people in the UK would be treated with dignity, equality, respect, and fairness under all public authorities. Using this as a frame of reference, the act has been an invaluable source of protection for people in the UK at their most vulnerable, ensuring individual freedoms and their welfare. In the last few months, these rights have come under attack.

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Opinion, PoliticsGuest User
Healthcare is a Feminist Issue

Since the start of the pandemic many people have experienced a worsening of their mental health. Factors such as social isolation, a loss of support and stress at work impacted the young and the elderly alike. During this time healthcare workers experienced a high level of anxiety and stress at work and reported lower levels of wellbeing. According to research published by the University of Sheffield in 2021, distress was especially felt by nurses and female healthcare workers.

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OpinionGuest User
How To Be a Half-Decent Human Without Being Insufferable: A Guide.

Earlier that day, I’d gotten into a bit of a heated debate with a classmate. Looking back, I can’t even remember what on. I’ve always felt an intense need to be a good person and felt equally as intense guilt any time I thought I wasn’t being up to scratch. One of the ways this manifested itself was in me keeping exhaustingly up to date with any matter of social justice.

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Mouthwash, OpinionGuest User
Sacred England: A Written Wood of Celtic Trees

Millennia ago, Britons – also known as Celts – shared what is now the UK with other peoples like the Romans, Vikings, and Anglo-Saxons. Theirs was a Pagan society; spiritual lives centred on the natural world. Different bodies of water, for example, were valued for their healing properties and viewed as portals to the Otherworld.

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Late Night SnacksGuest User
Never Meet Your Heroes... They Say

“My first hero is my dad, a firefighter for 25 years, he showed me in essence what hard work looks like from a young age and I have so much respect for the job he did. My second hero was my personal tutor for 3 years and also my dissertation project leader, Dr Andy Foey, who inspired me to follow down the path of immunology.

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Everyday PeopleGuest User
Meme Culture & Mental Health: Does It Help?

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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Opinion, MouthwashGuest User