Class & Capitalism
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The Housing Crisis Is A Crisis Of Greed
Angela Rayner, the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the current Housing Secretary, made headlines earlier this month for her controversial comments about the housing crisis. ‘We can’t… Read more.
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Why Are So Few People Self Employed?
Fearing the unknown/liking that which is familiar to us, we value having a regular income, working regular hours, and, in turn, having a routine. The sense of safety and security… Read more.
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Class Inequality In The Arts: Why Does It Exist?
What is a job?It’s something that adds value to people’s lives. Who gets to decide what is and isn’t worthy of being classified as a job?The government. How do they… Read more.
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Working Class Culture: Why Do People Riot?
When ‘impartiality’ is a myth, no one wants to believe that they hold prejudices, but the fact of the matter is that we all do. By nature of us being… Read more.
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The Cost Of Living Crisis: Party First, Country Second
For a decent standard of living, we all need security and stability in our lives — secure housing, a reliable income, and support when things get difficult. For too many of us,… Read more.
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Mods & Rockers: The Counterculture Movement Of The 1960s
Fashion and music have always been a way for people to find a sense of identity within society/to work out who they are away from who they have been told… Read more.
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We’re All Too Quick To Judge Each Other
As a society, we’re all too quick to judge each other when we diverge away from what we are told is ‘the norm’, when, even in the face of blatant… Read more.
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The Impact Of The UK’s North South Divide On The Age Of First Time Mothers
I recently wrote an article exploring ‘why young people are moving out so late’, and in it, I spoke about how everything is happening later in life than it used… Read more.
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Capitalism: The Ultimate Source Of Oppression In Society?
Oppression thrives on interconnectivity. Nothing is independent. Racism, homophobia, sexism, it all stems from the same place-the system,society. No one is born with the awareness of their differences. Black, whitegay,… Read more.
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Generation Snowflake? – Why Are Young People Moving Out So Late?
According to figures from the Office for National Statistics, there has been a significant increase in people in their early twenties still living at home with their parents, with the… Read more.
