Backchat: Social Class
Climbing up the stairs but for what? Readers take their pick of the newsstand.
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Scarlett Clarke
Costa’s corruption scandal: a set back for Europe’s Green Deal
Scarlett Clarke examines how Portugal’s corruption scandal will impact the EU’s Green Deal.
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Bankers’ bonuses: to cap or not to cap?
Scarlett Clarke explains the debate surrounding the cap on bankers’ bonuses as it is lifted as part of post-Brexit financial regulatory change.
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India’s refusal to legally recognize same-sex marriage and what it means
Scarlett Clarke discusses the politicalization of same-sex marriages with a focus on India’s Supreme Court declining to recognize same-sex marriage.
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Backchat: Freedom of Speech
Can free speech survive the culture wars? Readers take their pick of the newsstand as they question whether restrictions on free speech are a hindrance or a help to our wider freedoms.
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“O captain my captain”: using pop culture in your essays
Struggling with your essays? Scarlett Clarke is here to lend a hand, sharing her experiences merging pop culture with academia
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It’s not only Birmingham: who else will bear the brunt of council bankruptcy?
Scarlett Clarke examines the recent revelation around Birmingham City Council’s finances and similar situations across the country.
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Review: Meeting Room 7
“Meeting Room 7 follows the one-year anniversary of a seven-person support group that meets weekly for reasons revealed as the play progresses. The meetings follow a strict ‘no names, no details, no phones’ policy which requires the participants to create a pseudonym for themselves to preserve their anonymity.” Alexa Thanni loves First Theatre Company’s ‘Meeting Room 7’.
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Review: Das Weben
“Das Weben is an incredibly conceptualised piece from start to end. It is a beautifully written piece of drama that creates a modern and unique perspective on the traditional fairy tales that we all grew up with. These traditional tales are woven together seamlessly, which makes for an interesting watch.” Charlotte Lawrence loves Wrong Tree’s ‘Das Weben’.
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