by Dylan Oakley | May 26, 2023 | Healthcare and Welfare, Home, Opinion
If you’re a Tory, it’s very easy to think that you’d manage just fine if you were struggling to pay for basic necessities. But would this be the case? Here’s Punching Up’s guide to dealing with the cost of living crisis. Step one: Marry...
by Student Journalist | May 26, 2023 | Healthcare and Welfare, Home, Social Issues
The female pill was launched more than half a century ago. Why is the male one proving so difficult? Because big pharma can’t possibly risk men facing a single side effect, of course! New contraceptive method just dropped: Scientists have found a way to...
by Dylan Oakley | May 25, 2023 | Healthcare and Welfare, Home
The UK’s extortionate energy bills have plummeted many household’s bank accounts to worrying levels amid the cost of living crisis. Yet, finally, we might be seeing some good news. Energy bills will fall to £2,074 a year on average per household from July...
by Student Journalist | May 24, 2023 | Healthcare and Welfare, Home
The number of people paying privately for operations and treatments in the UK has risen by more than a third since early 2020. This indicates a huge problem for the future of the NHS. NHS waiting lists are at record lengths, as almost everyone who has tried to make a...
by Ben Shahrabi | May 24, 2023 | Healthcare and Welfare, Home
NHS workers have reported 22,143 alleged cases of sexual abuse over the last five years, a British Medical Journal investigation has found. In a joint investigation, The BMJ and the Guardian received Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from 212 NHS trusts, which...
by Charlie Masson | May 23, 2023 | Healthcare and Welfare, Home
Inflation is when prices go up. And they have been going up, a lot. What’s that all about? Simply put, if ‘inflation’ is at 10% (this is just a example number) then the prices of goods and services are 10% higher than they were 12 months ago. This...
