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Hashtag Hush! Cancel culture and the right to free speech
(3 minute read) Nicole Law looks at the dilemmas posed by the new tendency to shame unpopular opinions via 'cancel culture'.
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News numbness
(3 minute read) Nicole Law asks if it is ever right to ignore news of tragedy and war to preserve our serenity.
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The changing shape of journalism
(7 minute read) Maddy Fry analyses big changes in the UK media landscape, and asks where journalism goes from here.
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Trust: the magic touch for healthy relationships
(5 minute read) Why has there been such a breakdown of trust in our society, and how can we overcome it? Asks Juan Narbona.
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All that sparkles is not gold
(4 minute read) Marie McCoy says elite competitors can play a key role in challenging sexist attitudes in sport and wider society.
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Opening the Afghan hurt locker
(3 minute read) All you need to know in three minutes about the horror story unfolding in Afghanistan. By Taha Iqbal.
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Preventing and healing childhood sexual abuse …
(7 minute read) Tyler VanderWeele, Director of the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University, offers grounds for hope.
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Easter ‘21: rising from the pandemic
Easter is one of those feasts which goes under several disguises. Chocolate-fest, spring break, holiday weekend … yet rarely is it recognised for what it is, namely the Christian feast which requires the ultimate leap of faith. For if truth be told, even a benign agnostic or distracted atheist could just about cope with the miraculous Jesus who cures the sick, walks on lakes or turns water into wine. But when it comes to rising, physically, to life after being dead and buried, well, that really is a leap of faith. Yet that is what 2.382 billion human beings or 31.11 per cent of the world’s population will be officially…
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Gas is green
(4 minute read) A simplistic approach to emissions’ reduction could lead us to reject good solutions, including gas, argues Joel Chacon.
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Saving the planet at the supermarket …
(5 minute read) Jemima Childs reckons cutting down on meat can be a piece of cake.
