PolyTalk #01 Mr Fear
Click the link below to listen to our discussion with Mr Fear, Headmaster of Nottingham High School since 2007.
The rising issue of oral cancer
Zainab Malik
Oral cancer is a dangerous and life-threatening disease if not recognised and treated early and, unfortunately, the issue of oral cancer in the UK has grown in recent decades, rising from affecting 6.6 women and 13.9 men out of 100,000 in 2001 to 10 women
The Perspective #04: April24
Labour’s Railway Reform
Juliette Hussey
Last week, Labour announced their plan of nationalisation of British railways in a plan to scrap contracts with private companies once contracts eventually expire by fully absorbing them into the public sector within their first term.
The announcement also comes alongside plans to establish
The Perspective #03: March24
Donaldson and the DUP’s disaster
Shay Patel
On the 28th of March 2024, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party was charged with the most serious crimes of rape and historic sexual offences. As the crimes came to light, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson resigned as the leader of the party,
AI: Is the super-intelligent takeover coming?
Daniel Guha
In recent years, the introduction of ‘revolutionary’ technologies, such as ChatGPT, to society has triggered an influx of articles, many considering the potentially desolate future that lies ahead. However, this bleak outlook is partially caused by a common lack of understanding behind the fundamentals of current machine learning.
The Perspective #02: February24
Budget breakdown: Tory success or potential villainess
Aditi Prashanth
Have you ever wondered how the Budget could impact your pocket? Brace yourselves for the Spring Budget of 2024, promising a variety of financial changes.
Time to debrief.
It seems that Jeremy Hunt sure has played his cards well with the
South Africa's informal job sector
Annabel Dickinson
(The following article is the runner-up of this year's Economics Alive competition for year 12 economics students)
The roads around Cape Town, in South Africa, are filled with locals selling a variety of objects to commuters passing by. The informal job sector in South Africa was