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13
Oct
How Feudal Lords and Dynasties Hollowed Out Pakistan’s Politics

How Feudal Lords and Dynasties Hollowed Out Pakistan’s Politics

By Aman Abdullah Shahid - If Pakistan’s first decade established the dominance of unelected institutions, the decades that followed
5 min read
09
Oct
A State Born Weak, Captured Strong: How Pakistan’s Democracy Was Doomed from the Start

A State Born Weak, Captured Strong: How Pakistan’s Democracy Was Doomed from the Start

By Aman Abdullah Shahid - When Pakistan emerged as an independent nation in 1947, it was meant to embody the
5 min read
06
Oct
Why Does the Justice System Punish Women for Surviving?

Why Does the Justice System Punish Women for Surviving?

Women who endure years of abuse are too often punished for surviving. While the law defends anger, fear, or diminished responsibility, it fails victims of domestic violence. Cases like Martyna Ogonowska’s expose a justice system that criminalises survival itself.
3 min read
03
Oct
Digital ID: Labour’s Big Gamble on Immigration Control

Digital ID: Labour’s Big Gamble on Immigration Control

By Wali Khan - In an unexpected twist, the Labour Party has announced plans for a mandatory digital ID card.
3 min read
30
Sep
Just Stop Oil: Nuisance or Necessity

Just Stop Oil: Nuisance or Necessity

By Honey Barlow Marshall - Over the past few years I have seen countless viral videos of people stuck in
3 min read
25
Sep
Sport: You Can’t Leave Politics Out of It!

Sport: You Can’t Leave Politics Out of It!

By Wali Khan - As a Liverpool fan, I love football. I understand sometimes you just want to watch a
4 min read
22
Sep
Serious about Tackling Inequality? Tax Wealth not Work

Serious about Tackling Inequality? Tax Wealth not Work

By Thomas Harrison - Great Britain, a country which loves to project sophistication and seriousness on the world stage could
4 min read
19
Sep
A Woman in Afghanistan: My Experience in the Country that ‘Hates Women’

A Woman in Afghanistan: My Experience in the Country that ‘Hates Women’

By Amina - In July 2025, I visited Afghanistan. I wanted to see beyond the headlines, to experience what Afghanistan
7 min read
17
Sep
We do not Have to Celebrate Criminals to Preserve History

We do not Have to Celebrate Criminals to Preserve History

By Wali Khan - In June 2020, the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol was toppled by protestors and discarded
4 min read
15
Sep
How the UK Government Fuels Anti-Migrant Rhetoric in the Media

How the UK Government Fuels Anti-Migrant Rhetoric in the Media

By Charlotte Smith - More than a year after the wave of asylum hotel protests in 2024, anti-immigration rhetoric remains
4 min read