Lucinda Turquand-Young

According to Extinction Rebellion UK, they are “an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience in an attempt to halt mass extinction and minimise the risk of social collapse.”

“We have 3 simple demands, 1. Tell the truth: We need to tell the truth about the climate and ecological emergency…2. Net Zero 2025: The Scottish government must reduce emissions in the country to as little as possible as fast as possible...3. Climate citizen's assemblies. Our democracy is broken, we m

The climate crisis is one of, if not the most important, issue of our generation but big businesses and corporations often look the other way in the name of convenience.

Due to a combination of an increase of environmental disasters (floods, fires, landslides etc) and more public awareness of the climate crisis, more and more consumers are now expecting businesses to be more environmentally friendly. As a result of people demanding businesses be more sustainable, we are increasingly seeing busi

When a girl drinks beer, enjoys sport or is vaguely kooky, it’s not uncommon to hear those dreaded words from their male love interests: “you’re not like other girls.” This is not a compliment. It’s offensive. The male-dominated film industry is full of outdated attitudes that, in their efforts to creative unique love interests, actually diminish and pigeonhole women into male-fantasy personas. Several questionable tropes appear in films: ‘she’s not like other girls’, ‘cool girl’ and the ‘manic

I recently spent a week’s holiday in sunny Santorini, and while I was there I was hit with the serious reality of plastic pollution. Although Santorini is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful places I have travelled to, the amount of plastic that washed up on the beaches shocked me.


It made me more aware than ever of how important it is to drastically reduce our plastic consumption. The impact that plastic pollution is having on the environment and marine life is devastating. Our excessive

The UK has the highest consumption of clothing in Europe. On average, a piece of clothing is worn only a handful of times before it is thrown away, and online shopping is continuing to grow. The fashion industry has become a major contributor to pollution and the overuse of land and water.


‘Fast fashion’ refers to items of clothing produced rapidly and cheaply in factories by retailers desperate to be the first to produce the latest trends. We, as consumers of the fashion industry, are buyin