Peer Mediation: The Untapped Phenomenon
In the UK, peer mediation is an initiative which has struggled to take off. Peer mediation - students mediating their own grievances - has the potential to empo...
England
England Bans Smoking in Cars with Children
Drivers in England are soon going to be banned from smoking in their cars if they have a child as a passenger. The new regulation, which will come in to effe...
The Curious Case Of The Backwards Generation: Educating Britain?
In the papers today leapt out a headline: Two in three bright pupils go backwards at secondary school: High-achievers find themselves repeating topics and endur...
Penelope’s: A Dash Of New York in the North
From the quirky Breaking Bad rock candy to the legendary Danny Radman Pancakes, Penelope’s Kitchen has taken Media City by storm. But the story behind the creat...
Our Friends in the North
Socialists in England haven’t avoided the tough question over devolution just because the Scots voted No. The caucus still seems split over whether devolution i...
The summer of a student turned job seeker…
So you have spent the past so many years studying, sweating and most likely if you are anything like me that is, sobbing over your studies, but all your hard wo...
A Northeners Guide to The Smoke
To do, or not to do, is that even a question? As you get off at Euston the euphoria of a 2hr super speed journey from Lime Street is slowly stampeded to a halt ...
Don’t Blame The Premier League For England’s Failings
Myths are more common in folklore than reality but the notion that the Premier League is ruining the national team's excursions is frankly nothing more than fic...
Young People and Politics: do we really care?
We live in an age where we are able to receive the latest and most important news at our finger tips, with a simple notification or tap of a button on a smartph...
Is London too dominant?
There has been a lot of debate recently on whether London is getting out of hand, whether England’s capital is leaving the rest of the UK behind. There is not a...
Elitist England
Have the odds been stacked against those who do not attend private school in England? Has England become too Elitist?
There is life beyond the Premier League
Since the last kick of the ball at the World Cup, a horrible reality has followed me around like an over keen centre-half. I will miss the upcoming Premiership ...
Surviving Freshers’ Week
For many new undergraduates, Freshers’ Week is just around the corner. For the more laid-back among us, it’s a time to let lose, take advantage of those cheap J...
An Overview of American Football, What Is It All About?
The sport may be American football to you sports fans within the U.K. but the non-soccer version of football is slowly taking over the world outside of North Am...
Top 10 local foods to try in Europe
1. Cevapi Zagreb, Croatia - Available throughout southeast Europe, this grilled dish of minced beef is served on a plate or our favourite, a flat bread. 2...
Gone-Off Milk – Notes from My First Year
Moving away from home, waving goodbye to Mum’s home-cooked meals and fresh laundry, and leaving behind the friends that you have known for far too many years ce...
Ten things we learnt from the Champions Trophy 2013
Parts 1-5 Another global cricketing event has passed and this edition of the Champions Trophy was one of the most exciting competitions in recent years. Howe...
ICC needs to think about the fans of the game.
I read a tweet yesterday by one cricket fan in India who said "No wonder the English invaded India, they needed a warm country to play all five days of a test m...
“The Government can’t do that”
Just how important is Freedom of Speech to you? Your civil right to say- and think- whatever you want? I imagine you're going to say very, in that mocking 'wha...
Afraid to stay in England?
With a wealth of international destinations promising sand, sea and sweet cocktails and various alcoholic beverages it can be incredibly tempting to travel the ...
Blood, Soil and Tears
Some artists paint what they see, and others pain what they feel inside. In this second group we can include Ezra Cohen, pseudonym of two Oxfordshire natives wh...
TV Shows I Would Watch Again
We are lucky enough to live in a time when TV shows are better than ever. In the past, little was invested in them (perhaps in the actors if they were very famo...
Muse – The 2nd Law
Monday 28th September saw the explosive release of greatly anticipated The 2nd Law, by English super-band, Muse. With a wealth of musical masterpieces under the...
Mitt Romney’s big offensive Euro-extravaganza
Time has moved on from the days George Bush opened his mouth and a calamitous spillage of toxic waste gushed from his childishly naïve lips. Now, it is the t...
Liverpool’s Andy Carroll: What Should We Do With A Drunken Geordie?
Andy Carroll is a man who polarises footballing opinion. Some Liverpool fans think, given time, he will become a monstrous striker. The sort of player who gi...
Y MY SKOOL WOZ SH1T
As a kid, I grew up in a working class mining community with casual racism and toothless alcoholics; the local village pub even hosted a festival for Nazi’s- go...
Euro 2012 – Racism trumped by the normal cliches of International tournaments
So Euro 2012 has performed its final act. As Spain strolled their way to victory for the third International tournament in a row, a retrospective glance at t...
Are foreign language GCSE`s pointless ?
Did you pass your foreign languages GCSE yet cannot remember any of the language? Well judging by a recent study by the European Commission you’re not alone. Fi...
England jumping the gun under guise of ‘not jumping the gun’
As England get ready to face Italy tonight in the Euro 2012 quarter final, it seems everybody is wilfully tricking themselves. Gary Neville has claimed the f...
Mario Balotelli vs Europe
Many Premiership footballers have forced their way into their respective squads for Euro 2012, some repeating their great league form whilst others look a milli...