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Gurpreet Raulia 30th March 2020 0

How COVID-19 is exposing capitalism as the enemy, and socialism as the friend

Undoubtedly, the world has taken an ‘unprecedented’ (in the words of every leading politician recently) turn towards the dystopian narratives we’ve grown up seeing in TV and film. The world…Continue Reading →

Arts and Culture

Lockdown leisure: our recreation recommendations for these isolated times

With the UK now in lockdown due to the increasing spread of coronavirus, non-essential shops, pubs, restaurants, theatres, gyms and…

Politics

Extinction Rebellion’s latest actions have ripped the lid off a Pandora’s box of issues

The Sikhs, and now the Kashmiris: the disease that is Hindu Nationalism

Four reasons to vote in the European Parliamentary elections

Climate and Environment

Climate Change – A Christian’s Perspective

Extinction Rebellion’s latest actions have ripped the lid off a Pandora’s box of issues

To tackle the climate crisis, the West should learn from the world’s indigenous populations

Society

How COVID-19 is exposing capitalism as the enemy, and socialism as the friend

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Why grading systems are a flawed measure of intelligence

Let the 2020s be the decade of empathy and kindness

Science and Technology

World of Warcraft: How the MMORPG genre killed RTS games

A hard pill to swallow: animal agriculture is killing us off

Big Brother doesn’t need to watch you when he has all your data

Sport

Build your own match report for Australia’s Ashes retaining win over England at Old Trafford

City, Liverpool and the Premier League title race: never underestimate the power of winning

Tiger Woods: Masters win is a comeback only sport can deliver