News & Views

16 March 2016

Disability benefit cuts and nationwide academies: Breaking down George Osborne's 2016 Budget

Chancellor George Osborne delivered his Budget to the House of Commons today (March 16), with some key policies being highlighted including sugar tax and options for a 'lifetime ISA'. Here ...

4 March 2016

Why I Love Being A Woman

There are so many great things about being a woman, some of the most popular answers to this question include: being a mother, being able to multi task, having a ...
3 March 2016

Sam Smith controversy - How can we as LGBT+ ask for acceptance when we don't accept each other?

There's a lot of stuff being said about Sam Smith's acceptance speech at the Oscars. Mentioning that he read an article which he THOUGHT said no openly gay man PERIOD ...
24 February 2016

Is Colour-Blind Theatre Too Much To Ask For?

From the moment that the 2016 Oscar Nominations were made official, the lack of diversity amongst the chosen few put forward for the prestigious awards has rightly commanded plenty of ...

23 February 2016

Donald Trump continues to lie; cites fake story about killing terrorists with pig's blood

Presidential hopeful Donald Trump continues to act the moron of the race for the White House as he spoke to crowds in Charleston about a story he claimed they could ...
22 February 2016

Why hasn't 'Queen Feminist' Beyoncé spoken out about 'Free Kesha'?

Beyoncé is a busy woman. She's currently facing phenomenal demand for her forthcoming Formation World Tour, being forced to add extra dates to meet expectations from her fans who all ...
20 February 2016

Young Women Aspire To Be Like Their Mothers

Forget Hollywood A-listers and celebrities, 57% of 16-24 year olds think their mums are the most inspiring women according to new research from Astral moisturiser. Harry Potter author, JK Rowling, came ...
20 February 2016

Brits Are Happy Workers

New research reveals that British employees are, on the whole, happy at work, with a third feeling inspired to succeed every day and 70% feeling positive more than three days ...
18 February 2016

Relax, She's Just Breastfeeding

Every few weeks or so I see the same thing on my Facebook newsfeed, another incident of injustice when a woman tries to breastfeed her child in public but is ...
18 February 2016

A Nation Of Food Wasters

New research from online retailer Approved Food has revealed that the nation throws away nearly 122 million items of food every month, due to misunderstanding around food labelling, adding up ...
16 February 2016

Why I'm a male feminist

When people ask me whether or not I'm a feminist, I no longer hesitate to respond: yes. A couple of years back, I might have had to think over the ...
13 February 2016

The Launch Of Parallel London - The World's First Disability-Led Run

Findings released to support the launch of Parallel London - the world's first disability-led, large scale mass-participation run. 94% of people believe more should be done to provide disabled people ...
13 February 2016

Giulia exclusive guest blog - Let's all protect our hearts this Valentine's Day

The beginning of February is always a welcome relief for most as it's the end of January which, let's be honest is always a pretty big struggle. Those extra pounds ...
12 February 2016

We Are A Loved-Up Nation

Brits are known for our stiff upper lips, however when it comes to showing adoration for our loved ones, we break this preconception as almost 1 in 10 of us ...
12 February 2016

Are You Sure That's All That's In My Food?

Research carried out by a label website has revealed that 31% of people do not trust the information provided on the labels of pre-packaged food. The reasons behind this mistrust ...
9 February 2016

A quarter of Brits don't take enough breaks

New research by KitKat has revealed that Brits can't find enough time in their working day to take the breaks they so desperately need. Over one in four (27%) think ...

30 January 2016

Paws! It's Your Birthday

A survey of 1,012 British pet owners carried out by One4all, the Post Office gift card, who has recently launched its range of pet design gift cards, found that pampered ...
28 January 2016

Move Over Snoopy, Scooby Doo Is Top Dog

Snoopy may be stealing the headlines as the star of the new Peanuts film, but a new poll has revealed that Scooby Doo is the UK's favourite on-screen dog. The mystery-solving ...
22 January 2016

Top Podcasts To Help With New Year’s Resolutions

New Year's resolutions can sometimes get the better of us and this year 'Fail Friday' (22nd of January) is bound to claim most of our aims for the coming year. ...
21 January 2016

Who Said Brits Are Grumpy In January?

Not famous for our jolly disposition, you'd be forgiven for thinking that January is typically a month that we don't welcome with open arms. Bad weather, New Year's resolutions and ...
20 January 2016

Attacking Sam Smith for wanting to shine a light on racist attacks in London is counter-productive

In the early hours of this morning, around 3AM GMT, Sam Smith took to his Twitter account to tell fans and followers a story about what had happened to his ...
16 January 2016

Brits Suffer From Social Media Shaming

New global research into drinking attitudes of millennial consumers (aged 21-35) has revealed that self-awareness and staying in control are the motivating factors for moderating alcohol consumption during a night ...
15 January 2016

Tampon Tins Tell It Like It Is

Let's not sugar coat it, periods suck, as does the "vadmin" of the monthly cycle. Scrabbling for a rogue tampon at the bottom of a bag or having it unexpectedly ...
14 January 2016

Luther Swaps Crime For Comedy For Return Of Sport Relief

Sport Relief can today announce exciting new details about this year's campaign, including Idris Elba donning his infamous Luther coat to uncover a serious case of hilarity in an unmissable ...