Dunston YJA: Meet the team
The Young Journalist Academy has begun working on an exciting project with Chatsworth House and Dunston Primary Academy, Chesterfield. The project will provide YJA training for pupils who will produce 50 oral history recordings, with staff and volunteers behind the scenes at Chatsworth House. Listen below and find out more Continue Reading
Debt, Despair, and DLCs: The predatory practices of the gaming industry, explained.
Over the last decade, gaming has expanded from a niche hobby into a mainstream pastime enjoyed by millions worldwide. This rapid growth, however, has not been entirely positive for the industry – in fact, it has been exploited by many game companies seeking to increase their profits, no matter the Continue Reading
The Aesthetic of Agony: Rethinking the ‘tortured artist’ trope
Throughout history, the ‘tortured artist’ has been a trope long discussed and perpetuated. From the infamous moment when Vincent Van Gogh severed his ear amid thoughts of failure, to Sylvia Plath, who detailed her depression in unique poems, this archetype suggests that great art emerges from great suffering. This framing Continue Reading
Budget Breach
On Wednesday 26 th November 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the UKBudget 2025 at the House of Commons. However, the Office for BudgetResponsibility (OBR) had mistakenly published the details of the Budget on theirwebsite about 40 minutes before the speech was due to be delivered, according tothe BBC. Reports of Continue Reading
A Green Future?
Zack Polanski has been rising in popularity amongst the left since he was appointed as the new Green Party leader on the 2nd September 2025. By the 30th October 2025, just over a month after Polanski took leadership of the party, they reached 150,00 members for the first time since its inception in 1990. Continue Reading
Australia Bans Social Media for Teens
Australia have now put in a ban that will be in place from the 10th of December 2025, social media companies will have to take “reasonable steps” to ensure that under-16s in Australia cannot set up accounts on their platforms and that existing accounts are deactivated or removed. A study Continue Reading
Russia & Ukraine – A Decade of Destruction
In January 2022, The Lavada Centre, a Russian independent, non-governmental polling and sociological research organisation, found that 65% approved of Putin personally, and 71% who approved of the Russian president in February 2022 (shortly before the Russian invasion of Ukraine). For over a decade, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been alarming citizens Continue Reading
Films: Objective/subjective meanings.
“Cinema doesn’t just entertain: It remembers for us. It mourns, it celebrates, it connects”, states the popular Instagram channel FilmCreatorCollabs. Emotion in films creates a deep and meaningful connection between the audience and the story. Producers incorporate these and enhance them on the silver screen, portraying films as relatable and Continue Reading
Extinction – The Red List
The ICUN (International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species) founded in 1964 explains that more than 172,600 species are listed as endangered and can be found on their Red List, as of 2024. We explore how climate change and humans have impacted this number. Endangered animals Continue Reading
Book Banning in America
According to PEN America, across the 2024-2025 school year, 6,870 instances of book bans were recorded across the United States. Donald Trump instructed the US Department of Education to end their investigations into these bans, and the official Department of Education press release described the bans as “removing age-inappropriate materials”. Continue Reading