Why the ruling against Shamima Begum isn’t as black and white as we think
Shamima Begum was born and raised in London and was a British citizen. However, in 2015, she made the unfortunate…
Gamestop: A new type of insurgency
When people imagine a revolution, the first thing that likely comes to mind is the romantic image of people storming…
The Royal Family needs reform
Recently the Royal Family has been in the ‘real’ news, upgrading from the tabloids, for longer than usual. The dramatic…
LGBTQIA+ & the British Tamil community: a double barrier to celebrating Pride.
Pride Month is synonymous with inclusivity and celebration. However, for people of colour, few safe and intersectional spaces exist. This…
Why the banking culture at LSE is toxic
When I imagined going to university, I don’t think my 18-year-old self expected to be confronted by a wave of…
Why do we love to see women fail?
Let me paint you a picture of an extremely toxic, competitive, and male-dominated environment. A space where if you are…
Minouche wants to reform the social contract. Let’s start at home.
LSE Climate Emergency Collective and Justice for LSE Cleaners For people and planet, Minouche’s social contract doesn’t just fail to…
Breaking our silence: The fight against racism should include Asians too.
Many people, including world leaders like former US President Donald Trump, have consistently conflated Covid-19 with “Asian” identity. It is…
The intellectual collapse of Western arrogance
2020 was hopefully the final nail in the coffin for Western arrogance – an intellectual edifice that has plagued the…
Why we need to stop using the phrase: “Committed suicide”
“Committing suicide” – let’s unpack this phrase: What other phrases do we associate with the term “committing”? People “commit” crimes.…
