Should migration be banned?

14th May 2021

The term migration can be defined as ‘the movement of large numbers of people, birds, or animals from one place to another’ (Oxford University Press, 2021). In order to effectively answer the question, ‘should migration be banned?’ we must take into account economic, environmental, and ethical factors. Migration can vary in scale; however, this essay will discuss international migration, and the positive and negative effects it can have on a national and international scale.

Should migration be banned?

The Bank of England’s best-kept secret

14th May 2021

… is quantitative easing. Okay granted, quantitative easing is not officially a secret – but most of you may not have heard of it before. Despite this, QE is a hot topic in the world of monetary policy. It is both fascinating and controversial. To fully explain and evaluate this ‘quantitative easing’, we must first understand the UK’s economy a little.

The Bank of England’s best-kept secret

The rise of the right in Brazil: Jair Bolsonaro’s regime

14th May 2021

It is unlikely for the name ‘Bolsonaro’ to be unfamiliar to most, at least everyone has heard a mumble about how terribly Brazil has handled the Covid-19 crisis or the dystopian state of the Amazon rainforest. These infamous failures are brought to you by Bolsonaro: a former military officer who was elected in 2018 as a member of the conservative party of the nation, which is ironically called the Social Liberal Party.

The rise of the right in Brazil: Jair Bolsonaro’s regime

A view of the Covid Crisis from here: Rosemary Horton

7th May 2021

Rosemary Horton is perhaps one of the most interesting people I have met, and yet spent most of her life not moving far from our borough, Merton. She’s lived here for 60 years, and in Wimbledon Village for three decades, where she is now living in an idyllic cottage. Rosemary was a teacher her whole life, mostly around Wimbledon working at schools like Bishop Gilpin, Wimbledon Park and even running her own nursery for years in Spencer Hill. Some months ago, in the depth of Autumn lockdown last year, I asked Rosemary, now in her 80s, if I could interview her to talk about the COVID crisis and so went in her garden to ask a few questions while standing a few metres away.

A view of the Covid Crisis from here: Rosemary Horton

The Pipeline from Fangirl to Feminist: Why being a ‘psycho’ fangirl was the best thing to happen to me

7th May 2021

My life can be sorted into fangirl phases. One Direction posters were plastered across my pre-adolescent bedroom walls. 5 Seconds of Summer lyrics were scrawled across the inside of my wardrobe when I was 13. Now the likes of Michelle Obama and AOC grace my nightstand, although granted, Harry Styles is still my phone lockscreen.

The Pipeline from Fangirl to Feminist: Why being a ‘psycho’ fangirl was the best thing to happen to me