Emma Carmichael

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The Beginning and the End: Exmouth Market, A Street That Feels Like Home

Photography Lead Emma Carmichael captures the life and soul of Exmouth Market – a hidden jewel in the London borough of Islington.


I could tell you what day of the week it is just by walking in Exmouth Market. I have been coming here every day for the past two years. From friendship reunions to hungover coffees with my flatmates, this street has hosted the happiest of my university years. I discovered Exmouth Market with sparkling eyes in my first year, buying my first-ever plant for a cramp...
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‘Is there really a choice?’: An evening spent with KCL On the Streets and a conversation with rough sleepers in London

Photography lead, Emma Carmichael, joined KCL On the Streets to investigate the problem of homelessness around campus in response to Suella Braverman’s comments calling it a “lifestyle choice”.


Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman was recently in the headlines for her article in The Times, in which she argued that the police showed bias and “played favourites” towards pro-Palestinian protesters. This was the final straw for Rishi Sunak – who sacked her from office a few days later on 13 N...
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UK film and TV crew host demonstration at the opening of the BFI London Film Festival

Staff Writer and Photographer Emma Carmichael covers a demonstration hosted at the BFI London Film Festival on 4 October 2023, and speaks to campaigners at the protest to hear their stories.


Yesterday during the opening of the London Film Festival at the British Film Institute, film and TV crew carried out a small demonstration highlighting the situation facing media workers since the beginning of strikes in Hollywood. This protest was set to a contrasting backdrop of the formally dressed gu...
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Visit of King Charles III in France: Domestic Politics under the Red Carpet?

Staff writer Emma Carmichael discusses the impact of King Charles III’s recent state visit to France.


King Charles III arrived in France on September 20 for a grand three-day visit to Emmanuel Macron. Tribute to the Unknown Soldier under the Arc de Triomphe; dinner in Versailles; speech in front of the Senate: France is rolling out the red carpet for the new king. However, behind the sumptuous receptions and amuse-bouche, the visit comes at a time of political unrest. Initially scheduled in M...
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Pension reform: a tipping point for a French government in crisis?

Amid a faltering protest momentum, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced that the government would bypass Parliament and make into law a controversial pension reform proposal. The pensions law, a campaign promise of President Emmanuel Macron, was controversial even before the use of the executive powers afforded by the article 49.3 of the Constitution. Macron and Borne have put their reputation on the line, and faced two failed motions of no-confidence, in the hope of finalising their...