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Freddie Amy

Freddie Amy is a Media, Journalism and Publishing student at Oxford Brookes University, with experience across editorial, production, and journalism. Published in national and regional publications, he reports on current …

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Laura Brick

I am currently working as a court reporter. Primarily interested in protest movements, climate change and European politics.

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Writer. Digital Marketer. SEO Guru. Storyteller.

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Katie Higgins

The quote above? It’s the attitude I bring to every content project I take on. I understand the power that words hold and how each one can make an impact. …

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Robert Mooney

Award-winning experienced Contributor with a demonstrated history of working in the media production industry. Skilled in Photography, Copywriting, Storytelling, Final Cut Pro, and News Writing, developed from writing for a …

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Balletcore Fashion Says 'Thin is In': Should We Obey?

From tulle skirts and shoe ribbons to ballet flats and Ozempic, the last few years have seen ‘balletcore’ enter the mainstream world of fashion. The term, often described as cutesy, sleeker-lined fashion, includes tulle or puffy skirts, flat pumps, ribbons and corsets as key staples of the look. But I …
By Calypso Lloyd-Davies
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How rape cases are dealt with - the frightening truth - Shout Out UK

I believe that fundamentally, the biggest flaw in our justice system is the way rape cases are dealt with. The #Metoo movement and the imprisonment of film producer Harvey Weinstein achieved crucial publicity and it is promising to see justice being served — to see people who feel that they …
By Daniel Zambartas
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Homelessness Charities Should Not Exist: Why Does the State Act Like They Should?

Homelessness rates have reached record levels and nowhere is this more obvious than in the capital. It was during my first few months of university when I discovered that a man who I passed every day on my way to campus, had sadly died the night before. The only record …
By Jack Baker
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Ending the Period Taboo: An Interview with Laura Coryton MBE

Laura Coryton took down the tampon tax. Now she’s trying to revolutionise sex education and empower young girls to stand up, speak up and engage with politics. Until 2021, Chanel handbags and tampons had one thing in common: the UK Government classed them as luxury, taxable items. This is still …
By Tiger-Lily Snowdon
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What the Paralympics Can Teach Us About Inclusion and Excellence

IPC President Andrew Parsons’ 2024 Paralympic opening speech struck a chord when headlines just before the games highlighted the struggles of disabled people battling the transport system. First and foremost, the Paralympics is and should be about elite sport. But given the world’s focus on disability, the games can provide …
By Tiger-Lily Snowdon
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Why You Should Know More About Disability Rights History, and I Should Too

From November 16 until December 16 it’s UK Disability History Month. Thinking of this has made me aware of how little I know of the struggle for disability rights or any other detail of disability history. This shouldn’t be surprising, however, as a recent survey for ITV News found that …
By Tiger-Lily Snowdon
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Legally Owned By a Man: #FreeBritney Echoes the Plight of 'Hysterical Women' - Shout Out UK

THE STORY OF BRITNEY CONCERNS COUNTLESS OTHER WOMENBritney Spears can’t leave the house without permission or live where she wants to. She can’t spend her own money or make crucial decisions about her body — such as whether or not to have more children. For the last decade, every one …
By Evie Craggs
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Toxic 'Hostile Environment' policy for UK migrants is jeopardising public health - Shout Out UK

Within the last year, this government has willfully ignored the plight of undocumented immigrants and refugees, denying them safe accommodation and safe access to healthcare.The government’s policy of creating a ‘hostile environment’ has become increasingly harmful throughout this pandemic. The term ‘hostile environment’ refers to a set of policies created …
By Evie Craggs
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Why the Mechanisms of Politics Should be More Accessible to Disabled People

‘What message does it send to future Disabled leaders!?’ is a question Sophie Morgan, TV presenter and #rightsonflights campaigner, posed on Instagram where upon arrival, she found 10 Downing Street was inaccessible to wheelchair users. How can we tackle issues (that often hit people with disabilities the hardest) if political …
By Tiger-Lily Snowdon
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Musk Has a Better Chance of Reaching Mars than Reforming Twitter

It’s official; Elon Musk has bought Twitter. The $44 billion takeover deal agreed on Monday, comes just two weeks after the world’s richest man rejected the offer of a board seat and submitted his own bid for the social media giant. What’s the Deal with the Twitter Deal? The speed …
By Tom Carter
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Cartooning in South Africa: Jonathan Zapiro on the Post-Apartheid 'Rainbow Nation'

Jonathan Shapiro, also known as Zapiro, is a renowned South African cartoonist. His cartoons have appeared in numerous publications in South Africa, as well as in The Sunday Times. Shout Out UK has been working with Cartooning for Peace and the University of Leicester to run COVID in Cartoons, a …
By Laura Brick
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Willis from Tunis: An Interview with Cartoonist Nadia Khiari

Cartooning is a subject that has caused much division and controversy in recent years. Cartoonists have paid with their lives for drawing the Prophet Muhammed. And last year, here in the UK, there was a row about a cartoon in The Guardian that depicted the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, as …
By Laura Brick
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Forget the North/South Divide: Poverty in the South of England is Being Ignored

The ‘Blue Wall’ analogy refers to prosperous, Remain-leaning seats, mainly in the South of England. Since the Tories embraced Brexit and are now focused on holding onto the gains made in the Red Wall, with their ‘levelling up’ agenda, it is thought that they could be at risk of losing …
By Laura Brick
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How Many Genocides Does it Take? In Conversation with Holocaust Survivor, Eva Clarke

Eva Clarke weighed only three pounds when she was born in Mauthausen Concentration Camp on April 29, 1945. Had her mother, Anka, arrived at Mauthausen just a few days earlier, neither she nor Eva would have lived. But by the time she arrived, the Nazis had run out of gas, …
By Laura Brick
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The Mental Health Crisis is Becoming a Casualty of the Culture Wars

There was something inevitable about Piers Morgan’s response to Simone Biles’ decision to withdraw (temporarily) from the 2020 Olympics on mental health grounds. Biles’ ‘greatest move’ is her ability to put herself first Biles later rejoined the competition and went on to win a bronze medal. But before this, writing …
By Laura Brick
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What Does the Future Hold for Brexit Britain? A Conversation with Robert Tombs

A discussion with Professor Robert Tombs on persecuted Leave academics and Britain’s precarious new future. Whether you’ve voted to leave or remain, I think most British voters hoped that when Boris Johnson promised to ‘get Brexit done’ at the 2019 election, it would get done. Sadly, it was not to …
By Laura Brick
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Are Schools Becoming More Eco-Friendly? A Conversation with Harvey Sinclair

Harvey Sinclair is an entrepreneur who co-founded E-Light, a company that aims to simplify energy efficiency and maximise the use of LED lighting (light-emitting diode). LED lighting is more eco-friendly for a range of reasons; they last longer, so you needn’t buy them as frequently, they are brighter, which means …
By Laura Brick
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A Year After it Became Notorious, Boogaloo is Still Spreading on TikTok

At first glance, the videos don’t seem that different from anything else users might find on TikTok. There are a lot of memes, lip-syncing, and badly synchronised dancing. But the dancers are in combat gear, the lip-syncs are accompanied by M-16s, and the memes are about killing ‘alphabet bois’, slang …
By Tom Carter
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Government Cuts to Arts Funding Undermine Promise To 'Level Up' the Country

THIS GOVERNMENT OF PHILISTINES MAY NOT CARE ABOUT CULTURE, BUT SURELY THEY CARE ABOUT MONEY? A few months ago, the Conservative MP for Rosendale and Darwen, Jake Berry, was ridiculed for saying that in the North of England, football, rather than the ‘Royal Ballet or Royal Opera House or Royal …
By Laura Brick
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