An estimated 250,000 people hit the streets of London yesterday to protest President Donald Trump’s visit to the United Kingdom.
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Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes
Against a political backdrop fraught with division, strife, and scandal, Hillary Clinton failed to overcome the odds and clinch the American presidency. This brilliantly detailed account by Allen and Parnes is required reading for those who wish to understand why.
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#MakeScienceCoolAgain – just how damaging is scientific inaccessibility?
The March for Science took place in cities across the world yesterday, with Washington’s protest seeing tens of thousands in attendance. People poured onto the streets in defiance of the impending budget cuts to research, vocalising the importance of science both on personal, and universal levels. However, in the midst of this positive solidarity, I was particularly struck…
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Trump and Climate Change
On 9th November 2016, the inevitable happened – Donald Trump was elected as the 45th president of the United States, despite the sexism, the outrageous display of racism, and the lack of any political experience whatsoever. Even though Hillary Clinton had a higher popular vote than Trump (48.2% compared to 46.5%), he still managed to…
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Anti-Trump Pro-Love: Women’s March in London
From Grosvenor to Trafalgar Square, a march against Trump, with an estimated 100,000 people in attendance, occurred in London yesterday. For a march against something, the atmosphere of love and hope in the crowd was particularly striking. Yes, they were against Trump – but it was not a march of despair. The weather mirrored the…
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