London saw protest march against President Trump’s state visit again on 4th February as many protesters came out to make sure they reach out to the government. Inside Westminster went around the streets of London asking the protesters to explain their concerns and voice their opinions. By Lotta Behrens
Author: Insidewestminsterblog
Insight to the Trump protests in London.
Thousands of pulsating posters colored London’s night sky during what is beginning to seem like the compulsory bi-weekly protest. However, Monday’s demonstration was a phenomenon of civic engagement, as it was first dreamed up by Owen Jones just three days prior to the event. The sense of urgency was evident in its name as it...
Donald Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’ protest march in London
Inside Westminster Team covered the protest march that took place in London and saw the people of various backgrounds come together as one. Here is a brief coverage of the protest. Video by Tallulah
Overwhelming perception amid misconceptions
While asking myself where to start respectively what to write about the two-week experience in Hanoi I realized that I ought to begin by stating; No, Hanoi the capital city of the socialist republic of Vietnam is nothing as I imagined. I doubt that one page could sum up all the self- generated perceptions I...
Women’s March in London
It is probably a defense mechanism but I had not spent much time last week thinking in depth about Donald Trump’s presidency. However, on January 20th, in a random pub in London there he was back on the television screen, in all his superiority complex glory. He could no longer be ignored or stay away...
Attempt to Save Democracy
It was a usual cold and wet day in London today but that did not stop the Congolese to come out and protest against President Joseph Kabila. President Kabila was supposed to step down at midnight on Monday as his second and final term as the President ended but he did not, leading to widespread...
Our Unexpected Numbness to Tragedy
Berlin attack: 9 Dead 50 Injured, read my phone notification but no major shock wave swept through me. I am not surprised; I am concerned, especially because a good friend of mine is there, so I check her Snapchat to know where in the world she is. I had once mentioned last year on a...
Inside Vietnam
It is almost 1am and it has been an extremely exhausting day today. Yet I really feel the urge of conveying the beautiful impressions we have gathered in the past 12 hours. By ‘we’ I mean ‘us’ ‘You& me’ -as we represent the University of Westminster in Hanoi ! 🌸 The department of Politics and...
DEN Food Festival
Image Courtesy- Andrea Montalvo A complete coverage of all that happened at the DEN food festival. Hit the play button to check out all the updates. Special thanks to Tallulah Patricia B for covering the event and capturing the event for us.
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Can speech ever be free?
“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending the best…They’re sending people that have lots of problems…They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people” Donald Trump, presidential announcement speech, 16th June 2015 In what has been referred to as a ‘post-facts world’ it would appear that anything...
White Helmets
WHITE HELMETS: Syria’s last Hope Just imagine you are sleeping or having lunch in your house in a country which has been tormented by war and a fighter jet drops a barrel bomb on the very same building. You are now in a stance of chaos, people will tend to run out of these buildings...
