The new addition to Top Boy showed that domestic abuse needn’t mean a raised hand or even a raised voice — Trigger warning: This post discusses domestic abuse Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers from Top Boy Season 3 and Season 4 Fans of Top Boy who are yet to watch the latest season may want to stop reading now. Although if you’ve already watched the series, you’ll know that the…

Why did Hollywood’s Mr Nice Guy end up slapping Chris Rock? — The dust has now settled following last week’s Oscars where Will Smith slapped Chris Rock live on television. Rock, making a GI Jane joke in reference to Jada Pinkett-Smith’s shaved head, was attacked by Smith who appeared to be acting in defence of his wife. …

For many minorities in England, an English identity isn’t always something we’re able to embrace — I’ve always had a complicated relationship with England. While I’m British (specifically English) born, I’ve never really identified as English. West Indian (as the identity and home of my culture and family)? Yes. British? Typically. …

Years spent in a relationship aren’t a reason to ignore the red flags when they’re plain to see — Many of my peers are now married or in long term relationships. Some are also now divorced; arguably sooner than they may have in relationships of yesteryear. On the latter, I commend anyone willing to admit to themselves and each other that their relationship isn’t working and to consequently walk…

Marriage doesn’t add anything to a relationship and I wish I hadn’t decided to get married — While the title of this post might appear to be clickbait, it really isn’t. I actually regret getting married. That isn’t a reflection on my wife but rather the institution of marriage, the social and cultural conditioning it’s responsible for and the reinforcing of gender and societal expectations. Needless to…

Teachers have long known that their profession isn’t appreciated and Covid has made that even clearer — I’ve always known that teaching in the UK is an underappreciated profession. Successive governments have underfunded schools and colleges and right wing media has continued to lambaste and brand teachers as lazy. …

Despite her Indian heritage, the Vice President elect hasn’t been celebrated within the Indian community as much as one might expect — The 2020 presidential election result isn’t the progressive shift for America that many may assume or hope it will be. It was not a watershed moment for American attitudes, tolerance, altruism and global outlook. …

And it isn’t the exclusively good news story you might think it is — For many observers of the US election, we’ve experienced a rollercoaster of emotions for these past few days. …

The Home Secretary’s divisive and xenophobic politics would suggest her as a likely nemesis of most minorities. Yet many British Indians don’t seem to have a problem with her — Like my wife, Priti Patel was born in the UK to Gujarati parents emigrating from East Africa. Both my wife’s and Patel’s paternal grandparents were also born in Gujarat, India. …