Concrete • 1st March 2022

International Women’s Day: A day of empty words

"It has been 47 years since the UN recognised 8 March as International Women’s Day, but how much has changed since 1975? While there is no denying how, overall, there have been some huge and significant strides towards gender equality throughout these years, that doesn’t mean we should be stopping there. Just because there is a day celebrating women and the successes made regarding gender equality, does that really mean anything in the wider picture of equality?"

Concrete • 8th February 2022

Do we all technically have the same 24 hours?

"It isn’t rare for influencers to come under fire for comments they have made. Molly-Mae is no exception. At the start of the year, a clip of Molly-Mae’s interview on the podcast Diary of a CEO went viral which heard her saying we “all have the same 24 hours in a day” as a way of inspiring the audience."

Concrete • 8th February 2022

Will we ever have a fair student finance system?

"When delving into the archives of Concrete for its 30th birthday, I came across a piece written by a student who investigated the problems of student finance. The article, titled “No Longer Easy Access”, takes a look at a student fund available 30 years ago."

Concrete • 7th December 2021

The inhumane and broken asylum system of our country

"The 27 men, women, and children who perished in the seas of the Channel last week after trying to seek safety in the UK should have been a wake-up call to our country. However, it only acts as tragic proof of the broken and inhumane asylum system our country has in place."

Concrete • 7th December 2021

Period poverty in Britain: a devastating reality

"We know the upsetting realities of periods in developing countries across the globe, but do we really know the full extent and reality of period poverty in Britain?"

Concrete • 16th November 2021

How to Stay Safe on a Night Out

"Since the easing of lockdown, the number of spiking cases has dramatically increased across the country, especially on university campuses."

Concrete • 16th November 2021

UEA to become a ‘safe zone’ with new app.

"UEA has joined up with Critical Arc to produce Safe Zone. Safe Zone is a new and free app for staff and students to use with the aim to make users feel safer on campus."

Concrete • 16th November 2021

The struggle of being a young person in the UK.

"It no longer comes as a surprise to me that the government’s priorities do not lie with young people of the UK, especially not with university graduates. But the government’s plan of a national insurance rise to fund social care takes this thinking to a new low."

Concrete • 16th November 2021

Boris Johnson’s lack of climate care.

"As the world prepared to witness the COP26 United Nations climate summit in Glasgow this year, I eagerly sat waiting for what our own prime minister was going to put forward."

Concrete • 5th October 2021

Shamima Begum was a victim of child trafficking

"In 2015, 15-year-old Shamima Begum left her home in Bethnal Green to go to Syria."

Concrete • 5th October 2021

Texas abortion law will only stop safe abortions.

"On September 1st, the Supreme Court’s decision to allow Texas to ban most abortions took effect."

Concrete • 14th September 2021

The NHS Charity Case

"Over the past two years, the NHS has been facing the most unimaginable scenes possible. It therefore is not surprising that it did not take long for the effects of an under-funded system to start showing its cracks once again."

Concrete • 14th September 2021

The Criticism behind Molly-Mae Hague Landing Top Position at Pretty Little Thing

"Influencer and former Love Island contestant, Molly-Mae Hague has landed a job as Creative Director at the fast-fashion phenomenon Pretty Little Thing."

Concrete • 14th September 2021

New Eco Petrol Introduced to Petrol Stations

"A new eco-friendly petrol is being introduced at filling stations in Britain this month."

Concrete • 17th August 2021

The Reclaiming of Black Widow

"As an avid Marvel fan, I have been waiting for the release of Black Widow for about a decade now."

Concrete • 17th August 2021

Sexual violence is too deep-rooted to be stopped by the pandemic.

"After 17 months without nightclubs, they are finally back. But with that comes the return of unwanted touches, gropes, and grabs."

Concrete • 20th July 2021

Getaway: Home or Abroad?

"I’d like to preface this with the fact that going on an abroad holiday is one of my number one joys in life."

Concrete • 20th July 2021

UK Pupils Using Orange Juice to Fake Positive Covid Results

"UK pupils have discovered dropping orange juice on a lateral flow test yields a positive result. This new trick comes from videos circulating on TikTok demonstrating the acidity of certain foods and drinks such as ketchup and Coca-Cola and how this affects a Covid-19 lateral flow test to generate a “fake” positive test result."

Concrete • 19th July 2021

19 July lifting of restrictions ignores the unvaccinated section of the population

"As 19 July bears closer and closer, cases and hospitalisations are rising."

Empoword Journalism • 15th July 2021

All UK troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan

"Boris Johnson has confirmed all British troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan as he announces an end to the UK’s official role in the two-decades long conflict."