Blog and updates
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24 Jun 2021
GB News enters the culture war
Sky and the BBC dominate the news landscape in the UK. However, GB News a recently launched news channel hopes to disrupt traditional models of news media.
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23 Jun 2021
School leaders in England reject catchup national tutoring programme
The UK government's effort to help students catch up on 'lost learning' as a result of the pandemic has been widely criticised by school leaders.
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22 Jun 2021
Why so many Covid-19 variants are showing up now
This short video from Vox examines the different variants of Covid-19 and how they have affected different countries such as the UK. The video could be used for the Health unit.
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21 Jun 2021
Young Black people ‘three times more likely to be unemployed’
Young Black people are more likely to be unemployed than the white population in the UK.
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18 Jun 2021
World’s most liveable city: Auckland wins as Covid shakes up rankings
The city of Auckland in New Zealand has recently won the prize for most liveable city, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's annual ranking.
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17 Jun 2021
Child labour worldwide increases for first time in 20 years
UNICEF has said that child labour has risen worldwide for the first time in two decades.
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16 Jun 2021
UK government hires independent experts to call out ‘greenwashing’ firms
Many firms in the UK have been accused of 'greenwashing', where they claim to to support sustainability pledges but have been found not to be adhering to these.The government has decided to hire...
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15 Jun 2021
The computer will see you now: is your therapy session about to be automated
It is believed that in the future, AI may help doctors better diagnose and support individuals with their needs.
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14 Jun 2021
China's new 'tang ping' trend aims to highlight pressures of work culture
A new trend in China on social media is believed to highlight some of the work pressures in society, particularly on young people.
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11 Jun 2021
Japan argues over looming Olympics as Covid emergency extended
It is now less than two months until the summer Olympics that are taking place in Japan. This video discusses the impact that the pandemic has had on the organisation of logistics of the games as...
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10 Jun 2021
Institutional racism in Met ‘worse now’ than after Macpherson inquiry, says former officer
This video contains an interview with Parm Sandhu who spent 30 years in the Metropolitan Police. Sandhu argues that institutional racism and sexism is 'worse now' and she recently won a settlement...
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9 Jun 2021
China announces three-child limit in major policy shift
In a major policy announcement since the release of the Census data in China only recently, couples will now be permitted to have up to three children.
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8 Jun 2021
What students really want from school catch-up
The government in England have proposed catch-up lessons to ensure that students and schools can 'recover' from the pandemic.
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7 Jun 2021
Can the US avoid another Trump?
This podcast contains an interview with Ben Rhodes who was once Barak Obama's advisor when he was president of the United States.
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4 Jun 2021
Meet the women taking on the Taliban in Afghanistan
This video explores the role that women are playing in politics in Afghanistan. This could be used for the Global Development unit (gender).The number of women involved in Afghani politics is still...
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3 Jun 2021
How covid-19 exposes systemic racism in America
This video from The Economist explores how the racism has affected the life chances of people, and this has been heightened with the pandemic.The video could be used for the Health unit (racism,...
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2 Jun 2021
‘It was like a horror film’: Sophie Walker on her stalking nightmare – and how the police failed her
This article discusses the impact of stalking on the founding member of the Women's Equality Party (WEP), Sophie Walker.
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1 Jun 2021
Research findings that are probably wrong cited far more than robust ones, study finds
This article examines the publication of academic research papers.
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31 May 2021
Podcast recommendation: BBC Woman's Hour
This episode from BBC Woman's Hour contains a number of segments that could be used within sociology.
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28 May 2021
The remote-working revolution: how to get it right
With the UK government considering policies that would allow many workers to continue to work from home, or at least for part of the working week, it will require a change in mindset for many...
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