Irony and sarcasm form the basis of British humour along with those sentences whose intended meanings are far from what they might appear. Virginia Moreno Molina It seems the first hurdle awaiting the visitor upon arrival in the UK is the language. For some this represents more of […]
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The very convenient and failed “war on drugs”
Between April 2020 and April 2021, 100,000 people died in the United States from an overdose (primarily opioids), 28.5% more than in 2019-2020. Billions of taxpayer dollars and the militarisation of law enforcement agencies seem futile as narcotics ruin the future of thousands of people, especially among the black and […]
Finsbury Park, the home of the people
This enormous 115 hectare park, which came into being in 1869, is one of the areas of greatest cultural diversity in London and has played witness to important events. Juanjo Andres Cuervo Many pacifist campaigns were carried out here during the First World War, in an area where […]
Children in Mexico: no rights, no childhood
The hundreds of thousands of deaths caused by the Covid pandemic have left between 350,000 and 500,000 Mexican children orphaned, with many having to find work. This is compounded by labour exploitation, femicide and other types of violence, which they face on a daily basis. Luis Manuel Arce Isaac […]
Peru: Resistance by the indigenous
Wood, gold and oil have made Peru prosperous but the human cost has been high and is borne by the poorest people –the indigenous, that is- in the country. These are families who have not left the land to find employment and better prospects in urban areas. Sean Sheehan […]
















