To cancel Christmas would be “inhuman” declared Boris Johnson before the nation in mid-December. He has not attempted to rescue other religious festivals, such as Diwali, Eid and Hannukah, from coronavirus with such fervour. Nevertheless, the Prime Minister was forced to renege on his promise of a five-day window for socialising around Christmas, easing restrictions for […]
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In 2019, the World Health Organisation named vaccine hesitancy as one of the top ten gravest threats to global health. With well over two million deaths due to COVID-19, the question of mandatory vaccination is increasingly being discussed. Evidence of the effectiveness and safety of vaccinations is resounding. Public Health England (PHE) estimates that the […]
Joe Biden’s election victory over Donald Trump has been hailed as an important turning point for all aspects of US policy, and climate change is no exception. Trump’s presidency was characterised by Climate Home News as a ‘four-year assault on environmental protections’ and included increasing support for fossil fuels, environmental policy rollbacks and a significant […]
Our grandparents were called to fight on the front line during a world war. We are being called to stay at home. Why can’t we do it? The coronavirus pandemic can easily be likened to a time of war, characterised by death, rationing and the struggle for survival. NHS workers are our soldiers and the […]
I glanced furtively at my watch as I waited for my computer to finish updating – 4:22pm. My laptop was reaching the end of its useful life, and had tested my patience on many occasions with lengthy updates and general lethargy; however, on this particular day, there was a sense of urgency. I was supposed […]
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Being Welsh in Cambridge
I am one of only three Welsh students in my year. Considering there are 137 students in total and that Churchill’s outreach area is South Wales, I think it would be fair to say that there is a knot somewhere in the system. During term-time itself, I am not particularly aware of the fact that […]
Earlier this year, I was talking to a friend a couple of years younger than me, who was asking about the intensity of the workload at university. When I explained to her that having the amount of essays that I do was demanding, but not unmanageable, her response was “But you must spend your whole […]
The disparity between STEM subjects and the humanities was made overwhelmingly clear to me the moment I was handed my timetable in freshers week. I compared mine with the girl I had just met, who was studying HSPS, hoping we would be together over the next few days. Amazingly, we noticed that they looked exactly […]
That the phrase ‘British democracy’ generates a staggering 188 million hits on Google is hardly surprising, for democracy ranks highly amongst the words most commonly used in conjunction with Britain. We have become so accustomed to its usage as a descriptor of our current political system, that the notion of an extremely democratic Britain is […]
As a finalist, I thought I knew by now what to expect from the Cambridge year. However, this year promises to be unprecedented for not only students but also lecturers, supervisors and every member of the University workforce. With the Freshers’ and Sports Fairs online, it is clear that student life will be lacking in […]