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

The impact of microplastics

7th May 2021

Microplastics are defined by the NOAA as fragments of any type of plastic less than 5mm in length. While the size of microplastics may make them seem insignificant, they can have a huge impact on human health and the environment.

The impact of microplastics