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13 April 2022
‘Never let a good crisis go to waste’: A look at crises & change
Winston Churchill once said to ‘never let a good crisis go to waste’ and this has rung true. Lauren Johnson and Dheeraj Chutani take a look at how crises are used as windows of opportunity, and put this claim to the test.
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13 April 2022
A new documentary shows Prince Charles sought advice from Jimmy Saville for years
In a new Netflix documentary Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story, secret letters across 20 years from Prince Charles to Jimmy Savile have been revealed. The letters were begging him to help the Royals, using his “straightforward common sense”.
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7 April 2022
Money talks: the Tory's economic track record
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s ‘Spring Statement’ has been met with a tepid reception. The Conservatives are faced with a cost of living crisis, despite being the party of ‘fiscal responsibility’; we explore this claim.
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7 April 2022
Voice Retrospects: East Is East
Retrospects this week will take a look at the cult classic film just as relevant today as it was in 1999 – East Is East.
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1 April 2022
Don’t call the 'ban' on conversion therapy a U-turn if it doesn't protect trans rights
Broken promises – it seems the government has forgotten the T in LGBTQ+ with their latest U-turn on banning conversion therapy.
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1 April 2022
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: A not-so-warm homecoming
After finally been released from detention and reunited with her family in the UK, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been met with racism, xenophobia, and sexism, and accused of being ‘ungrateful’ to a government that failed her.
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31 March 2022
Interview with Sharon Gaffka: former Love-Islander & activist
Sharon Gaffka is perhaps best known for her appearance on last year’s summer season of Love Island. What is less known is that she has since been using her platform to champion causes like anti-racism, and we talk to her about this.
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30 March 2022 – 29 April 2022
Help Upstart Projects shape the future of young people in employment!
Take part in an interview or complete our survey about the skills you had when entering employment and what you have now.
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30 March 2022
Partygate rumbles on as fines are issued over No.10 parties
Following a formal inquiry into the illegal lockdown parties, police have issued twenty fines to partygoers, both proving their illegality and also calling into question Boris Johnson’s position.
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30 March 2022
The Cuckoo Cage: New Origin Stories
Black British authors reimagine UK protestors as superheroes.
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30 March 2022
Interview with writer Courttia Newland
We interviewed Small Axe writer Courttia Newland about his contribution to The Cuckoo Cage: New Origin Stories.
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25 March 2022
'All Is Fair In Love And War' – Free Speech In Combat Sports
MMA is a burgeoning sport and it is gaining increasing popularity and commercial success by the day. Yet, the sport is in its infancy and needs to better define its stance on one incredibly important issue - free speech and ‘trash talk’.
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24 March 2022
The Spring Statement - What does it mean for you?
Rishi Sunak has just announced his mini-budget but what does all it mean for the younger generation?
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24 March 2022
Interview with Nikhwat Marawat, The Delicate Mind
Nikhwat Marawat is the founder of the award-winning mental health charity The Delicate Mind. Nikhwat’s charity was founded after his brother died by suicide and serves racialised communities, tackling mental health.
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22 March 2022
Interview with Sabrina Clarke and Zena Tuitt, Niche On Demand
Sabrina Clarke and Zena Tuitt are the founding members of Black creative studio - Niche On Demand. Hailing from a financial background the pair executive produces, funds, and distributes original content from Black creatives.
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22 March 2022
“Go Back To Where You Came From" - Racism In Britain
Ask anybody that is an ethnic minority and they’ve likely been told to ‘go back to where you came from’. The UK however is still thought to be a progressive society where racism is dismissed as being an issue, I explore this myth.
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21 March 2022
American Song Contest 2022: Eurovision’s visionary format goes transatlantic
Sure America, just change it up a bit so it doesn't look like you've copied and pasted.
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20 March 2022
Manufacturing outrage: The political economy of social media
Anyone that’s paid a modicum of attention to social media in the last few years knows that today’s political landscape is hostile at best – but what some don’t realise is that the majority of it is essentially made up.