“Fast fashion – that’s our culture. Bigger, better, faster, sicker.” This phrase became the slogan of Channel 4’s new documentary Inside Missguided: Made in Manchester, a four part series which followed the “220 badass bitches” at the top of Missguided. In one episode of the show, a red flag arises when a Missguided buyer haggles…
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I’ve Graduated: What’s Next?
Read moreRecently I finished my undergraduate degree, and so whilst I figure out what I want to do next, feel like I’m on the threshold of the ‘real world’, as I have no solid plans of what I am going to do next. Throughout my whole life, the next step has always been planned: after GCSE’s I…
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Earth Overshoot Day 2020
Read moreToday is Earth Overshoot Day, the point where scientists say humanity has burned through all the natural resources that the planet can replenish for 2020. . For the rest of the year, we’re in overshoot. The international research organisation Global Footprint Network, which has been calculating this date since 1970, has found that the date…
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How the Government plans to slim down the UK in the midst of COVID-19
Read moreLast week the Government announced its plan this week to tackle obesity in Britain, by encouraging overweight people to lose five pounds. They claim this will save the NHS £100 million and help lower their risk of dying from coronavirus. As well as banning junk food adverts before 9pm and launching a weight loss app,…