Recently, the Super Smash Bros: Ultimate community has been hit with a wave of sexual abuse allegations. Some of the top players in the scene, like CaptainZack and ZeRo, have been accused of sexual misconduct with minors. ZeRo has already come out to confess to sending suggestive messages to minors, resulting in him being dropped…
Editor's column
Another issue, another dawn
We’re almost there, as Jess writes in her Deputy Editorial column today. Applications for the next Editor-in-Chief and Deputy will soon close, and now only one more issue remains of the semester. I doubt anyone expected we’d be in a lockdown, many of us away from UEA, taking classes online. Yet even though we’re away, university…
Deputy Editors' Column
Strikes and student journalism
It’s the last issue of the decade and we’re going out with a bang! It’s crazy to think that we are now half way through our term as editors, to be quite honest I’m a little disappointed that it is going by so quickly. Concrete has become the most amazing element of my university experience….
Comment
‘I don’t think the Anglican Church is inherently misogynistic’
It’s 25 years since women entered the ranks of Anglican priests, but what has happened since then? Five years ago, legislation was introduced allowing women to be appointed as bishops, but since the end of 2018, only four diocesan bishops (out of a total of 44) are women. While Anglican policy seems much more liberal,…
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Homelessness is a nationwide problem that needs a viable solution
Back in August 2018, the government unveiled a £100 million plan ‘to end rough sleeping by 2027’. Of this, £30 million was to be invested into mental health and prevention of substance abuse, along with £50 million on ‘homes outside London for people ready to move on from hostels or refuges’. The plan may look…
Sex Survey 2019
Alcohol and sex – the sobering truth
Dutch courage, going out for a drink, and meeting up in a club are terms used when discussing dating and sex at uni. But they all have one thing in common: alcohol. Sex and dating in the 21st century seems to revolve around having a drink. This can vary from having a cheeky pint on…
News
PPL academic dispels ‘myths’ in support of a People’s Vote
Reader in Political and Legal Theory, Dr. Alexander Brown, has written an article for the Huffington Post arguing against a second EU referendum. Brown, a regular contributor to the publication, attempts to debunk several ‘myths’ which he claims have collected around this campaign. Brown links this to the referendum of 2016, in which he claims…
Editor's column
‘What garbage editorial’
Above all, student journalism has taught me the following: you can’t chase a story in heels and a thick skin is as vital to your job as a pen. Luckily, this isn’t my first rodeo and I have both. Each week in Concrete is different, and this was no exception. We reached a record number…
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Iceland Christmas advert: too political or too pertinent?
Iceland has launched a Christmas advert campaign to raise awareness for deforestation. The narration is by Emma Thompson, in collaboration with Greenpeace. However Clearcast, the NGO that decides which ads to approve, banned it because it was “too political”, according to the 2003 Communications Act. It shows an animation of an orangutan in a girl’s…
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