Weekly feature running from July 2017 – July 2019 in the award-winning The New European, the voice of the 48%
The New European: Franco’s Eurovision
Fifty years ago saw the most controversial Eurovision Song Contest in history. Sophia Deboick looks back to an event that began with intrigue and ended in farce
The New European: Au revoir France’s everyman
Johnny Hallyday’s skill was his ability to be all things to all people, says Sophia Deboick. It was this that allowed him to become the embodiment of a nation
The New European: Monument to freedom
After they tore down their statues of Stalin, just why did the Lithuanians put up one to Frank Zappa – a figure with no obvious connection to the country? Sophia L Deboick explains
The Guardian, Comment is Free: Andy Burnham is giving part of his salary away. Should we all follow suit?
The Manchester mayor is donating 15% of his salary to tackling homelessness in the city. But can alms-giving ever be a viable alternative to state safety nets?
The New European: How love of bubbles has made Britain fizz
It was, for many, a year with not much to celebrate, but Britons still managed to get through 152 million bottles of champagne and sparkling wine in 2016. Whether Brexit means we end drinking far fewer remains to be seen, but seems a very distinct possibility. In truth, though, Britain has always fluctuated in its fizz affiliation, […]
The New European: Hard Brexit may cost Catholic Church its immigration bonus
Immigration has transformed the Catholic Church in the UK and, says Sophia L Deboick, Brexit will change it once again
The Quietus: An Interloper In The World – Confessions Of A Heretic Reviewed
Sophia Deboick considers the English-language version of Adam ‘Nergal’ Darski’s autobiography, a work of more than just sensationalism for its own sake, via the Polish people’s love for scrambled eggs, The Voice and polarising views on religion
Blog: An Angel in the Trenches, A Bestseller in the Shops – Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Commercial Religion and the First World War
The First World War saw some of the richest (and kitschest) pieces of material devotional culture produced by the Carmel of Lisieux
The Guardian, Cif Belief: Poland’s ‘baby hatches’ leave vulnerable mothers exposed
Polish Catholics are defending hatches where unwanted babies can be left. But they can do more harm than good
Sophia Deboick 
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