Black Lives Matter: What can I do From the UK?
My blog doesn’t have a huge audience, but I think it’s important that we all use whatever platform we have to speak out about racism and police brutality. Following the death of George Floyd in…
View PostCharging Students Full Rent During a Pandemic is Shameful: Change my Mind
Three months ago we were living our lives, blissfully unaware of the devastating effect that the Coronavirus would have, and how uncertain every aspect of the day-to-day existence we usually take for granted was soon…
View PostWhy Young People Should Register to Vote, and how to do so
I get it, we’re all sick of hearing about it. Brexit has worn us down, and it feels like all we’ve been doing for the past 5 years or so is voting. But I want…
View PostGoodbye 2018, Hello New Year!
What can I say? 2018, you’ve been a good’en. This time last year, I had no idea what an amazing whirlwind 2018 would be. I would go as far as saying that it’s been my…
View PostWhy School Dress Codes are Problematic
School dress codes have for some time been a fiercely debated issue, and one that I have some very strong opinions on. First things first, I want to say I’m not against dress codes. Throughout life, people…
View PostWhy makeup shaming needs to stop
Ok, so I apologise in advance for the fact that this week’s post is admittedly a bit of a rant, but let’s face it, we all like one of them every now and then!…
View PostInternational Women’s Day: What is feminism?
It’s that time of the year again, where we celebrate our sisters all over the world and embrace the gal power. For all this day can totally be fun and empowering for women, it’s important…
View PostEvolve with Elise’s first birthday!
Today I am super, super excited as it is my blog’s first birthday! It seems crazy to look back and think it’s only a year since I was on my laptop, flicking around other people’s…
View PostHello 2018!
2017 has been one hell of a year to say the least. It has simultaneously been the worst year of my life, and also the year I have grown and evolved most as a person.…
View PostWhy we need to stop arguing over why feminism is called feminism
As I write this, International Women’s day is 2 days away, but instead of being excited about such a positive event, I find myself anxious; preparing myself to spend the day being forced to defend my beliefs…
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