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What the UK is doing to help Ukraine against Russia

What the UK is doing to help Ukraine against Russia

by Ben Shahrabi | Jun 1, 2023 | Home, The Establishment

Ever since Russia’s tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, Britain has stood alongside President Zelensky, providing support through weapons and aid. As the second largest donor after the United States, the UK has committed £4.6 billion in military assistance to...
OPINION: A critically trivial analysis of politicians’ hobbies

OPINION: A critically trivial analysis of politicians’ hobbies

by Jack Harvey | Jun 1, 2023 | Home, Opinion, Reviews

The world of politics is fast paced and relentless (apart from during recess- thanks for that Parliamentary Bureau, that’s really helped our analytics!), so politicians don’t really have much time to do normal-person things. Of course they don’t want us, their adoring...
CBBC TV channel to shut down – wise innovation or killing kids’ inspiration?

CBBC TV channel to shut down – wise innovation or killing kids’ inspiration?

by Ben Shahrabi | Jun 1, 2023 | Home, Social Issues

In May last year, the BBC announced it planned to stop airing CBBC and BBC Four as traditional broadcast channels, due to cost-cutting measures and a seemingly admirable desire to “constantly innovate”. Going online-only might work for those lucky enough to have...
OPINION: ‘Freedom of speech director’ isn’t a real job

OPINION: ‘Freedom of speech director’ isn’t a real job

by Charlie Masson | Jun 1, 2023 | Home, Opinion, Social Issues

The Office for Students has a new intern, but not the fun, unpaid kind. No, instead they’ve picked up an absolute fucking nerd who’s squaring up to the UK’s students. Arif Ahmed is the worksworth Rishi has employed to wage the war on woke in...
Locking up groceries won’t make people pay for them

Locking up groceries won’t make people pay for them

by Student Journalist | Jun 1, 2023 | Home, Social Issues

Attaching security tags to every basic food item will not make people shrug their shoulders and pay up. It will make them not eat. Punching Up asks whether this is more important than supermarkets losing money. They’re locking up milk, cheese and meat. The...
UK Government take over from Northern Irish assembly as organ donor rules change

UK Government take over from Northern Irish assembly as organ donor rules change

by Dylan Oakley | Jun 1, 2023 | Home, The Establishment

Organ donor laws in Northern Ireland now match up to the rest of the UK. The opt-out system is in place as laws are getting passed by the UK government for Northern Ireland following a stalemate at Stormont. The Northern Irish Government has been a source of a...
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