CEILIDHANN DONALDSON argues that recent attempts to ‘rebrand feminism’, from Vitamin W’s competition to Elle Magazine’s feminist vending machine, are not only misguided but counterproductive.
REBRANDING FEMINISM
CAMERON FORBES discusses the Scottish Independence referendum from the perspective of an as yet undecided writer, in the context of Scotland’s rich body of arts, past and present.
A GRAIN OF SAND
ANDREW MOORE Discussion on the recent LGBT human rights abuses in Russia in the lead up to the Winter Olympics, and to stand on the right side of history.
LGBT RIGHTS IN RUSSIA
MEDIA DIVERSITY UK PART 2
ANDREI MARIAN gives a scathing analysis of the work of the ‘Try Praying’ organisation, and the practise of praying as a whole.
PREY ON THE CREDULOUS
LOUIS J HAYWARD examines the UK’s latest ‘Happiness Index’ results, some of which are surprising
ARE YOU HAPPY?
EVERYDAY WHOREPHOBIA
EVERYDAY WHOREPHOBIA write about the stigma, stereotypes and abuse of sex workers which they set up their project to challenge, and explain how the approach often taken by mainstream feminism today towards sex workers can serve to exacerbate this.
MILES MATTHEWS writes about his recent holiday in Provence, and the issues this experience raised about the class system and consumer culture in the UK today.
MY WEEK IN PROVENCE
SPENDING AT OUR EXPENSE
DAN H discusses MPs’ abuses of the expenses system, in light of the latest report on the issue.
REWAN TREMETHICK questions the intelligence of humanity in the first instalment of his new column.
INTELLIGENCE
CATHERINE STEPHENSON argues that professionals need to do more to prevent and intervene in child abuse cases, and tells us why, in order to protect children, we have to think the unthinkable.
WHY SHOULD I CARE?
L MANLY explains why those of us being classified as part of the ‘jilted’ generation in light of the economic recession should reject this label in favour of a more positive outlook.
THE JILTED GENERATION
Caitlin Logan interviews SAMIRA SAWLANI, who in this part tells us what to expect from Media Diversity UK, and how we can help. (1ST NOVEMBER 2013)
SEX SELLS... MARGARINE?
REBECCA ROOT argues that our sex saturated media has spread itself a little too far...onto our toast, with Flora's new advert. (8TH NOVEMBER 2013)
MISS TANYA N writes about the growing obsession with beauty for both women and men, and argues that this is having major effects on our lives. (8TH NOVEMBER 2013)
ARE LOOKS THAT IMPORTANT?
HAS FEMINISM GONE TOO FAR?
This week, Quentin Hawkins and Ceilidhann Donaldson put forward opposing arguments on the question of whether feminism has "gone too far". (14TH NOVEMBER 2013)
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REWAN TREMETHICK talks about the well-known annoyance of trains in the latest instalment of his 'TBWMFT' column. (15TH NOVEMBER 2013)
TRAINS
CASSIE DONEY explains why the potential closure of the Edinburgh Women's Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre must be prevented, and tells us how we can help. (4TH DECEMBER 2013)
SAVE THE EWRASAC!
