By David Thomson "They had for the present no object immediately before them, but that by putting stop directly to the carrying of men in British ships to be sold as slaves,” were the words of evangelical christian MP William Wilberforce after his Slave Trade Act won an overwhelming Commons ...
By Dr Katy Shaw 2014-15 marks not only the anniversary of the biggest post-war labour conflict in UK history - the 1984-5 UK miners’ strike – but also the first birthday of the Justice for Coalfields campaign. With a total population of around five million, of which 3.75 million are in ...
By Will Herrmann Writing about Ched Evans, his past misdemeanours and his future employment in a week that’s seen the tragic unfoldings in Paris seems wrong. However, the huge amount of bile that I keep being bombarded with on both mainstream and social media has driven me to try and ...
By Elsa Buchanan, International Politics reporter They have been labelled "Nazis in pinstripes" by members of the government and rally by the thousands against asylum-seekers and the supposed threat of the "Islamification" of Germany. Yet, they are desperate to prove they are not racist to attract a wide range of supporters. Welcome into the world ...
By Jack Peat, Editor of The London Economic Terrorism is an ugly word. Unlike the act of war that evokes connotations of heroism and fighting for a cause the act of terrorism is lumped with entirely negative overtones and for good reason. But when you fight fire with fire, war ...
Satire by Jack Peat Nigel Farage is set to release a new book entitled '1,000 Ways to Blame Immigrants; the must-have guide for a guilt-free Christmas'. Part funded by the UK Independence Party, the book has been described as the 'perfect way to fuel your xenophobia this Christmas' and includes ...
By Charlotte Hope, Lifestyle Editor @TLE_Lifestyle I tend to buy people alcohol for xmas, so I tend to "hide" the presents down my throat from the 1st of December onwards, then wrap up one of my rubbish presents from last year, and give it as a replacement for the lost bottle ...
By Stephen Mayne @finalreel As anyone with even a passing knowledge of science knows, you have to test a theory to prove it stands up.Horrible Bosses 2 does just that, stepping determinedly forward to add further weight to the already overwhelming body of evidence suggesting sequels yield diminishing returns. Sean ...
By Charlotte Hope, Lifestyle Editor @TLE_lifestyle Women have helped sculpt the modern world for centuries, and now research can reveal the top 40 women who have made a huge impact on this little planet we live on. Marie Curie, Florence Nightingale and Margaret Thatcher have been named as the top three women who changed the world ...