“For how long will English constituencies and English hon. Members tolerate not just 71 Scots, 36 Welsh and a number of Ulstermen but at least 119 hon. Members from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland exercising an important, and probably often decisive, effect on English politics while they themselves have no say in the same matters in Scotland, Wales and Ireland?”
Now that Trump is out and we’ve #settledforbiden2020 with much celebration, the absurd course of the election feels like a long ago fever dream. Unless you’re Nevada. Anywho. With a newfound jubilance, we liberal Londoners are free to chortle at the most ridiculous candidates from the US and the UK, presented to you here:
The full version of an interview with Afua Hirsch for the WHS GDST Alumnae magazine
As a little girl, Disney was ingrained into my life at every point possible. And by every point, I mean everything. I’m talking about notebooks, mugs, school bags, princess dresses, anything Disney (and also Dora the Explorer themed) I wanted. And I think like most of my generation, watching Disney and dreaming of being Rapunzel or Mulan or Jasmine as my long-time career was an everyday activity.
However, being mixed heritage, I was always disappointed when the next princess or character came out being, yet again, another white, skinny, long-haired girl. Mulan was really the only character I felt even a slight bit connected to whilst growing up.
Abortion has been particularly relevant in the US over the past few months. A specific example of this is the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. One of ACB’s main views, earning her support or condemnation, is her pro-abortion perspective, and there is possibility of a new ruling regarding abortion procedures as healthcare or a criminal act. It is believed now, in retrospect, that Trump used her nomination as a form of reeling in evangelist and traditionalist voters. This is not the first time that a candidate has used abortion as a pivotal point of their campaign. In fact, this hyper-involvement of abortion in policy started a few decades before the Trumpian era.
