22nd May 2020

Increased pressure on UK Border Force as a result of COVID-19

UK Border Force has been struggling with an influx of migrants from France since the start of the COVID-19 enforced lockdown, as…

22nd May 2020

The impact of COVID-19 on BAME groups in the UK

Whilst there is still a lot more to learn about COVID-19, throughout the pandemic we have found that the virus disproportionately affects…

27th May 2020

The effects of increased levels of unemployment due to COVID-19

The Office for Budget Responsibility predicts that unemployment will rise to ten per cent in the second quarter of this year before…

27th May 2020

The World Health Organisation Part 1: Its role and how it is funded

Due to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) currently elevated status as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, now would be a perfect…

29th May 2020

The World Health Organisation Part 2: Politics and reforms

During the COVID-19 pandemic the World Health Organisation (WHO) has experienced increased media coverage and, while in some cases praised, has mainly…

29th May 2020

Sinophobia due to Covid-19

The impacts of the 2019 coronavirus pandemic have been far-reaching with political and economic effects felt through trade and industry. The societal…

1st June 2020

The importance of a green recovery post-pandemic

In the words of the former Governor for the Bank of England, Mark Carney, ‘we can’t self-isolate from climate change’.1  COVID-19 has…

1st June 2020

The impact of COVID-19 in relation to the recent George Floyd protests

On 25th May 2020, George Floyd was killed by Derek Chauvin, a white Police Officer who reportedly knelt on Floyd’s neck for…