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Scotland, Empire and George Floyd
The extrajudicial killing of George Floyd has served as a moment of reckoning for racial justice across the United States. It has spawned a wave of protests and riots across the nation and led to calls for an overhaul of policing. These protests have taken on an international angle with large scale protests reported across […]
Why Remove a Statue?
To hear the ‘moderate’ response to the removal of the statue of Edward Colston, such as the view recently given by Keir Starmer, is to hear what best resembles a commentary of a tennis match. A point is served before some sort of ‘but’ is attached to the end as a return shot, helping to […]
Why We Aren’t So Different To Edward Colston
On a sunny afternoon in Bristol the statue of Edward Colston, a former slave trader, was torn down by Black Lives Matter protestors amid cheers and jubilation. It was promptly dumped into the River Avon. Whilst many have praised this as a sign of progression and justice, it belies a worrying trend towards an absolute […]
The Cummings Affair
2020 has been relentless. Many of its hotly debated topics, scandals and events have transpired as a result of Covid-19 and the various national responses to it. The U.K. government has been widely criticised for (deep breath) its failure to procure adequate amounts of personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS staff members; its mixed messaging […]