by Penny Meek The terms ‘climate change’, ‘global warming’ ‘sustainability’ and ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ will not be unfamiliar to anyone in the Western world; these issues have dominated political discourse about environmental issues since the...
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Old… but still gold!
by Christie Lawrence The words 'ageing population' seem to have been growing in popularity in recent years, with article after article deeming certain countries to be 'demographic time-bombs'. However, it is not always made clear what 'ageing population'...
Plastic women create and plastic beaches
by Christie Lawrence Any frequent user of social media (and let's face it, who isn't these days?), will likely be aware of the increasing number of images depicting, what appears to be, a 'plastic-soup' in the place where our oceans used to be,...
Shop ‘til you drop: The modern tragedy of contemporary consumer capitalism and a planet at breaking point
Consumer capitalism of the 21st century is in a state of crisis: relentless, excessive and unsustainable, modern capitalism has bitten off far more than it can chew. But who cares?
We are now facing an ecological crisis that is undeniably and irrefutably a consequence of the economic tendencies of consumer capitalism, where the desire for quick and cheap production ignores the issue of long term environmental sustainability (Næss 2006). As a result, we now live in an increasingly ecologically unstable world, the consequences of which you and I are starting to feel.
Is it all black and white? Radicalisation and terrorism in the modern day
by Charlotte Donovan Ever since the 9/11 attacks, the words ‘terrorism’ and ‘radical’ have been used more frequently by both scholars and the media. Due to these attacks being associated with Muslim extremists, nowadays some people talk about terrorism...
Racism and xenophobia in the UK focus point: Polish migrants
by Charlotte Donovan Immigration: the action of moving from one place to another to create a new home. This word you will hear daily on the news and in conversation. The UK is an incredibly diverse country of immigrant families from across the world with...
An ageing population- a problem or opportunity?
by Rebecca Clews Today we face the impact of an ageing population but is this a problem or an opportunity for society? Population ageing by definition is the increase in the average age of the population and the increase in the proportion and number of...
The best solution to terrorism is to lock them all up!
Despite the very clear title of my article – which, for reference, I do not believe in – this topic is not simple. Radicalisation is an issue that we face in today’s societal and political climate, prominently since 9/11 and the Western world’s’ ‘War on Terror’. There are, however, many intricacies to an issue like this.
Loneliness and social isolation in ageing populations
post by Jack Brown More than one million people over 75 say they go over a month without contacting a friend, neighbour or family member. This is of increasing concern as by 2030 over ¼ UK citizens will be over 60, and around 30% of babies born in 2018...
Inequality in the UK higher education system
(illustration by Ellen Winkler and Robert McGrath, published in The Chronicle of Higher Education) post by Jack Brown Despite only 6% of young people being educated privately in the UK, they make up 55% of students at Russel Group universities. This is a...
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