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THE OVERVIEW: Election Reflections — Thoughts from an American Living in London

November 12, 2024 – 10:19 pm |

Polarisation in America: Neighbours in suburbia with completely opposed political views.

U.S. journalist, Danielle Maisano, who has been living in London for 11 years, shares her views on the build-up that led to the fallout of Trump winning his second term.

The last time I voted in a U.S. presidential election on …

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“Oi miss! Nice butt!”: Why is street sexual harassment so widespread and what can we do to stop it?

December 7, 2012 – 11:36 pm |

“I was doing my shopping in the beauty aisle in Sainsbury’s,” Liz*, an undergrad student at City University recalls, “and a middle-aged man, maybe 50 or 60, comes up to me and asks me with this disgusting smirk on his face: ‘Do you know where the Vaseline is?’ It completely …

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OBSERVATIONS: Broken Barriers in the Borough of Brent
Mangled metal bars jut out onto the pavement, as if a wild animal had ripped open its cage. The creature responsible, however, is a mechanical beast. This is the view of guardrails I encounter on one of my regular cycling routes through the borough of Brent. I witness the evolution of ...
THE OVERVIEW: Election Reflections — Thoughts from an American Living in London
Polarisation in America: Neighbours in suburbia with completely opposed political views. U.S. journalist, Danielle Maisano, who has been living in London for 11 years, shares her views on the build-up that led to the fallout of Trump winning his second term. The last time I voted in a U.S. presidential election on ...
Cat-eating Haitians — how easy is it to uncover Trump’s post-truth world?
Post truth Trump who is vying to get a second term as president of America in 2025. “Cat-eating Haitians” – the most recent buzzworthy but baseless claim amplified by the Trump campaign, sparked hyper-salivation amongst MAGA fans, and disbelief in the rest of us. While researching this latest xenophobic rumour, a ...
THE OVERVIEW: Illegal Migration Bill highlights the tradition of xenophobia in the Tory party with echoes of racial incitement from global history
“Not a pretty picture: A Tory legacy of divide and rule” The Illegal Migration Bill highlights a party that has a history of xenophobic policies. The UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s controversial Illegal Migration Bill has caused a lot of concern with protests and open letters condemning its harshness, even exposing ...