Will banning early morning airport drinks prevent bad behaviour?
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary believes a ban on alcoholic beverages will curb bad behaviour onboard early-morning flights. Passengers have other thoughts. Airports are strange places – the epitome of a third space. We do lots of things at the airport that we wouldn’t do anywhere else: spend an inordinate amount...
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What a failing Atlantic Current means for Europe and North America
Recent studies have found that the AMOC is approaching a collapse sooner than expected, prompting concerns over unstable weather patterns, rising in sea levels, and critically, national security threats. When we think of climate change, we usually think about increased heat and the resulting melting ice sheets. In recent times, it...
Did the Trump administration obscure HIV epidemic data?
The collapse of USAID left a vacuum that only exacerbated the HIV epidemic. Yet rather than addressing the fallout, the administration chose to prioritise optics, hiding the true scale of suffering in developing nations. At its height, USAID was one of the major pillars sustaining global healthcare; that is until...
How Britain’s press bias helped shape Tory election wins
Britain’s press has long claimed to simply report politics, but its deep-rooted bias toward the Conservatives suggests it may have played a far more active role in shaping how the public sees power, leadership, and ultimately who gets to win. On 13 April 1992 after a devastating election loss, swerving...
Global pharmaceutical supply derailed by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
A regional war that first threatened oil supplies is now threatening the lifeline of the healthcare industry: medicines. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is widely framed as an energy crisis, but its consequences extend far beyond oil. Beneath the headlines a larger, potentially more dangerous disruption is...
Breaking down the UK-France £662m migration pact
With irregular migration rates on the rise, the new deal involves aggressive physical intervention and conditional pay to prevent the influx of migrants afflicting the UK. Though it peaked in 2015, the European migration crisis continues to dominate many parliamentary discussions to this day. With millions being displaced by...
How the Golders Green attacks are impacting London’s Jewish community
Jews living in the capital are choosing to conceal their religion as a form of self-protection. A terror attack in Golders Green, north London, has left two men in hospital and the local Jewish community traumatised. The double stabbing took place last Wednesday, where a 70 and 30-year-old were attacked. Both remain in stable condition in hospital, and a 45-year-old man has been arrested. Since then, the terror threat in...
Addressing youth mental health in conflict zones
For communities living through ongoing conflict, mental health is not a separate crisis. It is built into the conditions of everyday life. At present, there are 61 active conflicts happening across the globe. So, let’s not dress this up in a polite way: communities grappling with constant wars and hostilities aren't just struggling when it comes to mental health, they are in the midst of a full-fledged psychological crisis. In...
Countries convene in Colombia on breaking fossil fuel reliance
Governments from nearly 50 countries will gather in Santa Marta this week to discuss the global move away from oil, gas, and coal. Will it prove useful, or are we looking at more COP-esque posturing? International climate diplomacy reminds me of my own tendency to hit the snooze button on Sunday instead of getting up and attending to my daughter. It too, is screwing the next generation over. This week, governments...
Dynamic pricing is coming for the World Cup
Ticket prices for the tournament final have reached the tens-of-thousands, and fans have been left clamouring for overpriced, poorly positioned seats. As FIFA squeezes out every dollar, does the organisation risk alienating a dedicated fanbase? Football is a global phenomenon. And for all the team rivalry, it’s a sport that generally brings people together from across the globe. Never more so than during the World Cup, the largest tournament in...
