“Violence against women is not an event that happens twice a year.” After the death of Ashling Murphy, Olivia Bothamley-Dakin argues that violence against women must be tackled as a human issue, and not just a women’s issue.
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“Whether we succeed or fail, we can only hold ourselves accountable.” Olivia Bothamley-Dakin discusses how New Year’s resolutions can hold us accountability to the sort of people we want to be.
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“Let’s start talking about periods.” Olivia Bothamley-Dakin discusses how destigmatising menstruation could help people in the workplace suffering from painful periods.
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Olivia Bothamley-Dakin criticised the Metropolitan Police’s approach to racism within the organisation.
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Young people have been the subject of several pro-vaccination campaigns, despite the general age group not yet being offered the vaccination. Olivia Bothamley-Dakin interrogates the relationship between the Government’s vaccine roll-out and the UK’s young population.
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Olivia Bothamley-Dakin assesses the political implications of misogyny becoming a hate crime in England.
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Olivia Bothamley-Dakin discusses the controversy of essay mills and why new legislation is a welcome step forward in tackling them.
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A “watershed” moment in Indian history: Olivia Bothamley-Dakin expands on the agricultural protests in India and the possibility for negotiation.
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Olivia Bothamley-Dakin looks at the weighty ramifications of the new agricultural laws in India for the country’s farmers and how protests against them are being received.
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Olivia Bothamley-Dakin responds to the increased fines for Covid-19 breaches, arguing that disciplinary methods should not be the government’s tact.
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