Healthcare Assistant claims that staff shortages are still the biggest threat to the NHS, despite the promise of increased funding.
The UK Government released its Autumn-budget and Spending Review for 2021 last month, alongside a message of “rising productivity” for “post-COVID” Britain. This included an additional 1.25% Health and Social Care Levy for many taxpayers from April 2022, with a...
Uk aid cuts: Do people have an obligation to help others?
If you can provide for yourself, do it- if you cannot we should help. Simple right? Apparently Wrong. £4bn worth of cuts is being inflicted to international aid, the UK reveals more details with their intentions. Developing Campaigners described the UK government as...
15 Not Fair – Injustice in Iran
Heavy metal music to many is about expressing oneself and, as a platform, allows anyone to express how they feel in any way they please. However, in few countries, Metal as a genre is banned, either for its sometimes-blasphemous content, or for how it can affect the...
Leaders, who needs them?
Technology and the internet have allowed the idea of the masses to govern themselves. With the arrival of significant data and crowdsourcing, control can be maintained within the population without the government leading. So, what is the democratic future looking like...
The reality of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
With months of hard work, trials and dedication the medical scientists are now distributing batches of the vaccination out to healthcare workers, the elderly and the vulnerable. Margaret Keenan was the first person to get this jab, 91 years of age in the next week and...
Are the rumours of Donald Trump true?
As more progress is made, trials continue and doses being given out- conspiracy theories begin to arise. It was not too long ago that it was announced that Donald trump and his wife, Melania Trump, had tested positive for Covid-19. From then on they were admitted to a...
2021: The end of the Tampon Tax
While 2020 mainly brought us hardships and struggles, many hoped 2021 would be a better year for all, and we seem to be off on a better foot. As of the 1st January 2021, the so-called ‘Tampon Tax’ is being abolished in England. About bloody time. Sanitary...
Devon to Join Tier 3 Following Rise in COVID-19 Cases
Plymouth and the rest of Devon have been moved to the Tier 3 COVID-19 restrictions following a revision to the tier system by the Government this evening. The changes are due to take place at 12:00am on 31st December 2020, following a rise in COVID-19 cases over the...
James Cleverly – The Potential of a Smooth Brexit
Cleverly has claimed that a “deal can still be done” between Britain and the EU. Brexit has been a major story in UK news since the referendum in June 2016. Surrounding Brexit there has been a lot of uncertainty, especially around trade deals with both the EU and...
Should Established relationships be allowed to see each other?
With the UK pandemic continuing and more restrictions coming into place, the vast majority of the public are becoming more frustrated with what is actually “right” and “wrong”. In tier 2, you must not meet socially indoors with people who live...
Donald’s Drama crisis
Donald Trump’s right-hand man and personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was once one of the most respected individuals in the United States. Following the September 11th attacks, as the mayor of New York, he galvanized a broken city and gave hope to millions. Now, however,...
Covid 19 and the cost of PPE to the planet
I can’t be the only person to have noticed discarded disposable (or not) masks littering our streets and outside spaces over the last few months. This has become an increasing worry, so even though I knew I would be horrified by what I found; I decided the time had to...
