Don't Teach Boys Not to Hit Girls, Teach Them Not to Hit
The message of 'boys mustn't hit girls' is one that was emphasised to me from an early age and it has never quite sat comfortably with me. I found myself asking why we are only taught not to hit girls,...
View ArticleWhy Diane Abbott Should Be Mayor of London
Diane Abbott, Tessa Jowell, Sadiq Khan, David Lammy, Gareth Thomas and Christian Wolmar have been shortlisted by the Labour Party as its possible candidate for next year's Mayor of London election. As...
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Meet The Chronically-Ill 13-Year-Old Making Get Well Cards For Hospitalised...
Katie Callaghan has a rare, complex tissue disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, meaning she has to be fed through a tube in her small intestine, as well as a central line for intravenous fluids....
View ArticleDavid Willetts Says University Tuition Fees Should Go Up Again
Former universities minister David Willetts has called for tuition fees to rise in accordance with inflation, saying the £9,000-a-year ceiling could not remain indefinitely. Writing in a pamphlet...
View ArticleUniversity Comes Up With Ingenious Solution To Human Traffic Jams Caused By...
There's nothing more infuriating than getting caught up in a traffic jam because someone is trying to text while they walk. Step in Utah Valley University. They've come up with an ingenious solution to...
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Goldman Sachs Set New Curfews For Interns Restricting Work Days To 17 Hours...
Dedicated to giving their interns a better work/life balance, Goldman Sachs have set a strict curfew... of midnight. The world-leading investment banking firm have given their interns guidelines...
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Crying Is Not Weak
On Sunday, I ran the Race for Life with a few friends. It was great, the atmosphere was fantastic, we raised a good amount of money, and mum was there to watch us go (something we could never have...
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Sixteen And 17-Year-Olds 'Almost Certain' To Get EU Referendum Vote, Says Top...
Sixteen and 17-year-olds are "almost certain" to get a vote in the upcoming EU referendum under plans being crafted by peers to defeat David Cameron, it was claimed this week. Labour's leader in the...
View ArticleTeenage Cancer Patient Alex Elliott Dies After His Parents Fought Doctors To...
A teenager who was diagnosed with a brain tumour at the age of one has died, after his parents had to engage in a court battle with doctors to try and continue his chemotherapy. Alexander Elliot died...
View ArticleCameron - Don't Give 16 and 17-Year-Olds a Vote on the Referendum
The question of whether the voting age should be lowered is swarming around discussion of the EU Referendum. Those in favour of the idea feel there is no debate to be had. They ask: 'If 16 and...
View ArticleCancer and...
Hello everybody, I have just uploaded a video to my YouTube channel introducing the launch of a new series. The series, entitled 'Cancer and...', aims to help people understand the effects of cancer on...
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Building a Sustainable Future for Glastonbury
On Saturday afternoon, I'll be pitching my tent on a very empty Pennard Hill, four days before tens of thousands of festival-goers descend on the site to settle in for Glastonbury. I'm going to...
View ArticleCharleston's Dylann Roof Is a Terrorist - It's Time the Media Starts Calling...
I felt sick to my stomach when I heard the news about the shooting in Charleston which targeted innocent African Americans. The gunman, 21 year old Dylann Roof had been planning this terrorist attack...
View ArticleThe Secret Side of Eating Disorders
Trigger warning: descriptions of anorexia My curtains are closed and the blinds are down. I'm home alone and sat on the sofa surrounded by bowls, plates, wrappers and crumbs. My stomach stretched and...
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Oxford University's Labour Leaders Back Corbyn: A Disgrace But Not a Surprise
The decision of the Oxford University Labour Club's leadership to support Jeremy Corbyn, for which they have publicly been thanked by MP Andrew Smith in helping him make his decision to do the same, is...
View ArticleNicky Morgan Cracks Down on Misbehaviour
Nicky Morgan has announced a clampdown on "low-level disruption". Instead of being penalized for being kids, young people should be given the opportunity to be run around outside. The government plans...
View ArticleIt's Time to Accept That London May Be Worth Its Exorbitant Rent
When figures emerged last week that the average rent price in London was £1,500 per month I took a straw poll around the office to see what people would have guessed. Estimates ranged wildly from £700...
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A New Age of Amphibian Conservation
*Collin VanBuren [2013] is a Gates Cambridge Scholar doing a PhD in Earth Sciences and is a member of the Amphibian Conservation Research Symposium Steering Committee. Picture credit: California...
View ArticleGreenpeace Need to Stop Their Harmful Rhetoric on GM Farming
While I have no doubt that every member of Greenpeace has their heart in the right place, the charity itself has a reputation of putting ideology over evidence. Usually this is relatively harmless, but...
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Joey Graceffa Explains What It's Like To Come Out As Gay On YouTube
Joey Graceffa is a 24-year-old singer, author and vlogger, with more than 4.7m subscribers to his YouTube channel, and another 2.3m followers on his Instagram and Facebook accounts. So when the...
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