These Girls definitely Can – and they should continue…

By Elisha Holt Sport England’s “This Girl Can” campaign has taken the country’s women by storm with statistics suggesting the campaign has got more than 1.6 million women exercising. The campaign was initially started to try and combat the post- 2012 Olympics slump which saw a huge decline in the number of women taking part…Continue reading These Girls definitely Can – and they should continue…

Is a change in the justice system what is needed to help victims of sexual assault come forward?

By Elisha Holt In the last year, the police saw a 19% increase in the number of sexual offences reported; with the Crime Survey Office for National Statistics saying their survey demonstrated a 22% increase in the number of rapes recorded by the police. However this is only a fraction of offences, as many victims…Continue reading Is a change in the justice system what is needed to help victims of sexual assault come forward?

Boundary changes shelved because of weak government majority?

By Elisha Holt A plan put forward by David Cameron during his time as prime minister to change constituency boundaries is likely to be blocked as the current prime minister struggles to get the backing of MPs. Every 10 years the Boundary Commission review constituency boundaries to try and make them as representative as possible,…Continue reading Boundary changes shelved because of weak government majority?