We are a working family receiving a Universal Credit top-up. My partner is a chef in a care home. He is a classically trained chef who in his younger years worked in the West-End at high-class restaurants and private member’s clubs, catering to the likes of the Prime Minister at […]
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Latin America, a synthesis of diverse cultures
An accurate historical account of Latin American identity is to be found in the fact that the notion of ‘Latin America’ has changed over time, ultimately adopting a sense of the unity and integration which exists between Latin American nations. Claudio Chipana Gutierrez The terms ‘Hispanic’ or ‘Latin’ […]
Ecuador’s prison slaughterhouse
Ecuador is reeling from its worst-ever prison massacre, but the factors that led to this situation could well be replicated in other countries across the region. Chris Dalby / InSight Crime On September 28, fighting broke out at a prison in Guayaquil between two large gangs, the Choneros […]
Sexual violence against women and discriminatory laws
Rape laws across the Americas are insufficient, inconsistent, and poorly enforced, leaving women at heightened risk of sexual violence. A new report by international human rights organization Equality Now reveals how rape laws across the Americas are insufficient, inconsistent, and not systematically enforced, and put women, adolescents, and girls […]
Adolfo and Gelsomina: from Venezuela to London
A Venezuelan couple talk about their experience of life in Britain, their relationship with the English and Latin community, furthermore the changes that they have seen since Brexit was voted on 2016. Nicolás Romero The couple, originally from Caracas, began an adventure five years ago, seeing many opportunities […]














