Memoir
My Coming Out Story – Part I
In part I of a 3-part series, Susie Edmonds relates her experience of growing up as a young gay woman and the long journey to coming out. The story of coming out is part of [… read more ]
Civil rights
Politics
Portsmouth residents tell MP Flick Drummond No to TTIP
Richard Peirce reports on the delivery to Portsmouth South MP Flick Drummond of a 3 million-strong European petition rejecting the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The sky was overcast and the autumn light fading as a group [… read more ]
Politics
Gay Marriage is Legal, So Is Portsmouth Equal Now?
Although gay marriage may be moving UK society closer to equality for the LGBT community, Robert Angus argues we still have some way to go to tackle homophobia in Portsmouth. Many people in the UK [… read more ]
Culture
Portsmouth, Home of Great Writing Part III: Arthur Conan Doyle
In the third of an exclusive series on Portsmouth’s literary heritage, author and historian Matt Wingett explores the relationship between Portsmouth and the creator of the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan [… read more ]
Politics
Dump Veolia from Portsmouth
Angus Geddes of the Portsmouth & South Downs Palestine Solidarity Campaign calls for an end to Portsmouth’s ties with a corporation that is complicit in crimes against humanity. On 27th March 2015, Britain called on Israel to [… read more ]
History
We Stand on Common Ground
Dianna Djokey is a young migrant woman living and working in Portsmouth. So much of the current election campaign is based on discussions about people like Dianna, but her story and her experiences as a [… read more ]
Politics
The Camouflaged Campus: Portsmouth University and the Dealers of Death
Tom Sykes explores the ethical problems with Portsmouth University’s ongoing involvement with the international arms trade. In 1969, Professor Noam Chomsky joined a commission to investigate the financing of his university, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [… read more ]
Politics
Book Review: Who Killed My Son? by Christine Lord
Tom Sykes reviews the true story of fellow journalist Christine Lord’s terrifying and tragic ordeal, the loss of her son Andrew, diagnosed with variant CJD, or human BSE. Losing a child is every mother’s worst [… read more ]
Culture
Is Islamophobia a Problem in Portsmouth?
Local students talk to Abigail Lofthouse about their experiences of Islamophobia as she explores the rise of anti-Muslim attitudes in the UK. Islamophobia is a growing issue in the UK. With a rise in EDL [… read more ]
Culture
Pride LGBT Parade Returns to Portsmouth After 12 Years
Sarah Cheverton reports on LGBT Pride, which comes to Portsmouth’s Victoria Park on Saturday 20th June 2015, twelve years since the last Pride event was held in the city and the first time a major, [… read more ]