Feb 18, 2020The existence of suicide: the most destructive stillness that touches us allNo-one can tell Caroline Flack’s story other than herself. And yet she is no longer here, to press her fingers onto a keyboard, to speak another word, to draw another breath, to gesticulate another feeling. Caroline Flack’s suicide touched us all because it confirmed what we all already know: people…Suicide5 min readSuicide5 min read
Nov 26, 2019Divorcing ideology from economics in the 2019 British ElectionIn 2019 our democratic process has been suffocated by the heavy weight of foreign and unethical actors, set out to disrupt our ability to understand changes in policy, the role of the state, and the impact that this has on the population, our public and private resources, and our economic…Elections4 min readElections4 min read
Nov 24, 2018Be careful: chronicling bad investments, time wasted and careless indifferenceI can’t remember exactly when I heard it first, but when the word “hysterical” came out of his mouth for that very first time, I realised I was most probably in hazardous emotional territory. The worst part being, I was aware of it and did nothing to protect myself. They…Sex8 min readSex8 min read
Feb 21, 2018What the fuck is depression anyway? Let me tell youAt around 4am one night last week, I couldn’t breathe. I got dressed and paced around my boyfriend’s room, trying to free myself from the skin I was in. We had been out drinking and I thought I was ok. I wasn’t. I felt like someone had wrapped clingfilm around…Mental Health10 min readMental Health10 min read
Sep 29, 2017The cactusWhen depression takes over. — I love my cactus. I bought them when I first moved into my new apartment, it makes me feel more at home, less alone, more vibrant, more thoughtful. My cactus has fallen over on my windowsill, but I can’t bring myself to pick it back up. …Mental Health3 min readMental Health3 min read
Sep 15, 2017A list of all the kinds of men you’ll probably date in your lifeThe teenage sweetheart guy You’re probably somewhere between fourteen and sixteen years old, you’re not really sure what you’re both doing but it’s nice and the endorphines make your tummy feel all twisted and funny in a good way. You’ll probably catch the bus together and stay on two stops longer and walk the…Love9 min readLove9 min read
Aug 16, 2017Why it’s ok if you don’t look like Emily Ratajkowski this summerLike most people, summer’s beautiful arrival makes me feel a bitter sweet combination of excited and a bit ill. Summer means exotic destinations, coconut, sun kissed skin, cold drinks and late night swims. Summer also means the six week panic before a holiday flirting with borderline dangerous eating habits, obsessive…Health5 min readHealth5 min read
Jul 17, 2017The things I learnt from French women in ParisParis is the most beautiful city in the world. There is this inexplicable life that exudes from the pores of its pavements. Paris is the regard of its strangers passing in the boulevards, the flicker of the streetlights, the bends in its roads, the edges of its skyline, the corners…Women8 min readWomen8 min read
Jul 13, 2017Sex and fear, it stops here.We were sat in a circle, hair bobbles on our wrists, school jumpers around our waists, knees green from skidding on the school field half an hour previously. In front of us was our school nurse removing a tampon from an applicator and placing it into a bowl of water…Feminism6 min readFeminism6 min read
Jul 12, 2017As Macron sets off, why is Britain’s political centre stuck in the sand?“I liked the idea of the Lib Dems, particularly their stance on Europe, but with everything that has been happening with the cuts, and then Grenfell just after the election, I’m so glad I voted Corbyn, even if I don’t like how he stands on Brexit. …Economics7 min readEconomics7 min read
