Is it the end of the road for livestock farming?
Production of animal products is responsible for over three quarters of agricultural land usage, a major emitter of greenhouse gases and a key driver of deforestation
Issue 1718
15th Mar 2019
Educational: Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Monetary and Fiscal Policy are the two most widely used tools governments and central banks use to control a nation’s economy. You may have read in FT about how the Federal Reserve, the US Central Bank has become “dovish”, due to its overly “hawkish” stance last year due to
Venezuela in crisis - the untold story
How modern day colonialists are trying to make a new banana republic
The cats are finally out of the bag in the Wakayama Prefecture in Japan
Meet the furry feline friends that helped revitalise a train route that almost ceased to exist and turn it into one of the top attractions in the province.
The beauty behind the monster of Frankenstein
The Royal Opera House revives a stunning performance of Mary Shelley’s classic, showing it to be a story not of horror but of love and desperation.
Surprise success for Imperial at the Teddy Hall Relays
Cross Country & Athletics bring home more silverware - this time from Oxford.
Smash Corner - Lucas: basically Ness 2.0
Is it a bird, is it a plane, no it’s ... a clone of Ness that has been around for way too long. Presenting Lucas the character from that obscure series that not many people played!
Reasserting indie rock dominance - Part 1
Foals’ first record in four years sees them exploring new musical territory, but not without that familar Foals feel.With part 2 primed for release in September, it’s set to be a good year.
Psychodrama Review
A track-by-track run through of Dave’s introspective masterpiece.
New hepatitis C cases down by almost 70% in HIV positive men in London
New cases of hepatitis C amongst HIV positive men in London have fallen by nearly 70 per cent in recent years. The new analysis of data from three clinics in London found 256 men were diagnosed between 2013-2018. New infections peaked at 17 for every 1000 people studied in 2015
New cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins
A new class of oral cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins due to side effects. The findings come from the largest study to date to test the effectiveness and safety of bempedoic acid, an oral medication - yet to be approved in Europe - which inhibits the
Mayhem in the Commons
This week has seen Theresa May’s waning authority drain away even further as we slide towards ever greater chaos.