Jasper and Joe are joined by TSR Editor Julia Blunck who talks them through the Amazon Fires, why they are happening and whether Brazil’s politicians can create a solution. Plus, Eugenie joins to discuss problematic media, cancel culture and the #MeToo movement in light of the 10th anniversary of 500 Days of Summer (TW: mentions of sexual assault/rape). iTunes Link RSS Feed…
Being poor impacts every part of your life; from your mental health, to your life expectancy, and throughout your education. The average life expectancy gap between a boy born in an affluent area and a boy born in one of the poorest areas reached 8.4 years in 2018. Being affluent tends to mean that you can have a support network that many…
Jasper, Eugenie and Tyron sit down with Sam Johnson-Audini, Undergraduate Academic Officer for Durham Students’ Union, to chat higher education reform, Labour’s policy to abolish predicted grades, and serial killers (how they’re represented in art and the media, that is). iTunes Link RSS Feed Host: Jasper (@jasper_ch) Panel: Eugenie (@meemstd) Tyron (@TyronWilson) Sam (@sam_jja) Edited by Jasper Cresdee-Hyde.
The Labour Party’s divisions over Europe have always existed, although Brexit has brought them to unprecedented prominence. Instinctively, any strategist (armchair or otherwise) looking to unite the party on this issue is going to want to find a compromise position that combines a clear-eyed view of the necessity of at least avoiding No Deal, with the appearance of a streetwise aloofness towards…
Jasper meets TSR editor Hugh and friends Isla and Georgie to talk the state of the union and the future of Scottish Labour. Meanwhile, Joe sits down with Will Stronge, director of Autonomy, to discuss their proposals for a 4-day week. iTunes link RSS Feed Host: Jasper (@jasper_ch) Panel: Hugh (@hughrbrechin) Isla (@islawhat) Georgie (@georgie_rharris) Interview: Will Stronge (@w_stronge) interviewed by Joe (@steamedhamms) Edited…
When we are children, we are taught to think about moral issues quite simplistically. We are told a lot about the importance of sharing and of being kind. Yet, when we reach the adult world, these seemingly basic moral principles often go out of the window. Suddenly, being selfish is no longer looked down upon in the same way, and in many…
Two days after Daniel Levy finished his compulsory service in the Israeli Defence Force, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated. As part of his service, Levy had been working as a negotiator attached to the Oslo accords. The years leading up to this moment had been a small window of optimism in the struggle for peace between Israel and Palestine, and Rabin’s…
Faced with the crisis of social democracy, a loss of faith in ‘experts’ and leaders, and a surge of reactionary nationalism, the concept of community looms large in political discussion. Small communities outside of London and the south-east of England are, variously, disempowered by centralisation, looked down upon by cultural elites, and ravaged by unrelenting globalisation. Most of all, community is said…
