Harper’s Law and its significance. Offenders whose crimes lead to the death of an emergency worker in the line of duty will receive mandatory life sentences, under a new law brought about by the death of police officer, Andrew Harper. The death of Harper prompted his widow, Lissie to campaign and Lobby the government to […]
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Sasha Evans asks How does early attachment effect the likelihood of becoming a criminal?
How does early attachment effect the likelihood of becoming a criminal? According to most psychologists studying early attachment, it is a very important factor in the type of person they will be when they grow up. Bowlby (1969, 1988) had a theory of ‘Maternal Deprivation’ about the importance of early attachment. He believed that […]
Theo argues that Johnson’s National Insurance pledge highlights an apathetic approach to youth
Johnson’s National Insurance pledge highlights apathetic approach to youth On 7th September, Boris Johnson relayed plans to increase the funding of social care by increasing national insurance by 1.25% as of April 2022, which will in theory raise an extra £12 billion a year. However, it isn’t the cause for the money raising that’s […]
William Radley reflects on the war on terror.
The War on Terror It is the 20th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks reminding us of how the world changed which begs the question, where did this begin and were the efforts of the US government justifiable? Arguably the most conflicted area during the 1970s and 80s was Afghanistan. Efforts of the […]
Ciaran Dolby discusses the flaws of socialism.
THE FLAWS OF SOCIALISM Whilst socialism seems to some people as an ideology of selflessness, compassion and community; it is actually the opposite. Socialists are so caught up in their own definition of selflessness that they deny their own proclivity to see other peoples perspectives. Often the argument is that without a factor of production […]
Sofia debates on how she would spend a billion pounds on research
Sofia Celaya asks “You have one billion pounds to spend on research: how you going to spend it?” There are many fields of research in medicine that with appropriate funding could achieve a lot of good, however, one that really sticks out for showing great promise in having the ability to cure millions, but […]