Laura has been an activist for as long as she can remember and in this article, she attempts to shed light on the bald reality of Brexit’s “Leave Europe” vote: what it means, when all the flimflam is swept aside, and why it’s a more profound individual choice than the mere marking of a ballot paper.
Maggie used to teach English so her interest in linguistics makes her an ideal choice for an article on the way language is being colonised by political ideologies Left and Right; and how this matters more than anything currently classed as cultural appropriation.
Reality is parsed through the prism of storytelling. This can be beautiful, distilled intensity that’s emotional and compelling. It can be horrifying, focused on fears and misery. In all cases it’s occupying; it passes the day. Trouble is, the storytelling may have outlived its usefulness and what no doubt has driven homo sapiens to date may now be the recipe for our extinction.Read More