A Silly Story and the Resurgence of Fascism: We Must Be Ready to Fight Back
If, by any chance, you have already met me, you will know I only talk about two things: football and…
Saudi Arabia is Starving Yemen into Submission
Last Monday, Saudi Arabia declared that it would force the closure of all air, land and sea ports in Yemen.…
Removing the veil of ignorance: the destructive impacts of recent international criticisms of the Rohingya
Removing Suu Kyi as the LSESU Honorary President bears no productive impacts. Rather, it weakens the key pivot that holds…
Anti-Zionism is Not Anti-Semitism: Thoughts from an anti-zionist Israeli Jew
On November 7th, I attended a panel on the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, hosted by LSE’s Department…
On Why Aung San Suu Kyi Is No Longer Worthy of Our Celebration
I’m not going to discuss the facts of the atrocities that have taken place in Myanmar or the political context…
Self-identification and the question of representation
In politics there is an on-going debate about whether you need to be from a particular community to represent that…
Why I Don’t Wear a Poppy
The annual poppy appeal sees hundreds of thousands of poppies liberally splashed across town centres and donned by people who…
Weinstein, Spacey and Power in Sexual Harassment
The global #MeToo campaign, which followed the allegations of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein, has shown the hidden prevalence of…
I agree, Austerity does not work in Greece
‘Look at Spain, Portugal and Greece! It’s possible to spend your way out of debt!’, cry the critics of austerity.…
In Defence of the LSESU
Seventy-Four percent. This figure, published by National Student Survey (NSS), is the London School of Economics & Political Science’s (LSE)…
