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Fast Fashion and the Illusion of Affordability
By Adela Ateli The idea that fast fashion is the most practical form of buying clothes is less about affordability and more about accessibility. Nearly every month a new trend dominates influencer culture, fuelling mindless purchases based on the illusion of bargain prices. However, these cheap clothes realistically cost more in the long run, not just for your wallet, but for public health, workers, and the environment. Fast fashion is defined as the rapid production of high
Adela Ateli
Apr 225 min read
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Fast Fashion and the Illusion of Affordability
By Adela Ateli The idea that fast fashion is the most practical form of buying clothes is less about affordability and more about accessibility. Nearly every month a new trend dominates influencer culture, fuelling mindless purchases based on the illusion of bargain prices. However, these cheap clothes realistically cost more in the long run, not just for your wallet, but for public health, workers, and the environment. Fast fashion is defined as the rapid production of high
Apr 225 min read
Climate Change: In London, as students, what does it mean and why should I care?
By Paris King Climate change matters because it is already reshaping our education, our city and emotional landscape. Why a voice matters The topic of “Climate Change” has swung around news, media and tv for the greater part of the early 21st century. Since the early activism of Greta Thunberg, in classrooms and out, language of change, emergency, breakdown and crisis have reverberated through environmental discussion, both in the private and in public. In 2018, followin
Apr 228 min read
How sexism looks on me
By Julie Capkova I don’t walk home with headphones anymore. I laugh off comments hoping to hide my discomfort. I avoid streets after dark. In other words, I follow the rules specifically created to protect women from harm. Most women can recite these by heart. From holding keys in between your fingers to phrases like ‘let me know when you get back home safe’ after a night out with your friends. These are only some of the rules we follow ‘just in case’. Rules designed to keep
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Society vs AI
By Julie Capkova Imagine a world with access to endless information at your fingertips. A search tool, which acts as a reliable companion and even a therapist in your pocket, available at any time, day, or night. A partner ready to hear your problems and worries, ready to offer a kind word, to help write that email you have been dreading, or lend a helping hand with your course work from research to the actual essay writing. Welcome to the age of Al. This era brings forward m
Mar 63 min read
Approaching Suffrage as a Man
On reflection, there are many factors that persuade me to be a male feminist. Most importantly because in our world women must negotiate their identity under pressure. Specifically, the pressure that men impose on women warrants concern. So, I am an ally to women. Being a male ally to women does not detract from their movement. Once I felt my heart weighed more than the world, at 16-years old, I knew that my life had begun. From having observed my emotions as I grew up I disc
Feb 242 min read
Your silence can protect you
We should unlearn our impression of what ‘just’ engagement is. We should explore our ideas of justice. Yet, we prescribe intervention as a duty without considering its implications.
Dec 17, 20253 min read
“He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not”: The Commodification of Human Interaction
Has the nature of love changed? Has its form become unrecognisable to previous expressions? Has love become less attainable or tarnished?
Feb 14, 20254 min read
Is Labour's Unpopularity a Problem?
The Labour Party is very unpopular right now. Is this a problem for Labour's chances in the next election? My short answer is no, not yet.
Feb 4, 20254 min read
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