To first understand why I am defending altruism in these interesting times, I must first define it! Altruism is a psychological concept which refers to behaviour that is entirely selfless and typically exhibited in a situation where one’s actions benefit another individual at a cost to oneself. If you’ve been clapping at 8 pm every evening, I’m sure you now realise what benevolent people I’m referring to. Indeed are national mask-wearing heroes! In these interesting times, altruistic acts can be seen in every NHS hospital, GP practice and I believe it is also very important to recognise the...

I once read an article, where they asked a few ladies what they would do if men were to disappear from the world for 24 hours. "I'd sleep with my windows open", "I'd walk home from work at night", "I'd have walks in the park after it gets dark in the summer"...were among the answers ,and if we look carefully at these answers, we notice all of them are things a female should be able to do what is her natural right regardless of the presence of men. It is almost impossible to walk past somewhere and not be catcalled by someone who finds it funny, who finds it totally normal to harass women in...