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The Witness Exeter

The University of Exeter’s academic politics journal, run by students.

Opinion: A Pakistani Life for an Indian Life – India’s Attempt at Manufacturing Consent for War

“Mahjoor, why came you so early? You could have delayed your arrival,  So that people could flock to buy you, 

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Guest Opinion by Steve Race MP: The South West’s Innovation Moment

About the writer: Steve Race has been the serving Member of Parliament for Exeter since 2024. He is a member

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Recession Pop and the Signs We Can’t Ignore: How Gen Z is choosing to cope with our declining economy

Recession Pop was the era of 2010s music released in the wake of the Great Recession. According to the US

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Opinion: Mother of the Nation, Father of Misogyny – The Conservative War on Women

The Conservative Party does not serve women. It never has. Behind the self-congratulatory myth of Thatcher's handbag and May's kitten

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Opinion: Mother of the Nation, Father of Misogyny – The Conservative War on Women

Opinion: Mother of the Nation, Father of Misogyny – The Conservative War on Women

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This Week In PMQs: Education and U.S. Intelligence

This Week In PMQs: Education and U.S. Intelligence

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Opinion: How Making America Great Again has Turned into an Orwellian Nightmare 

Opinion: How Making America Great Again has Turned into an Orwellian Nightmare 

March 23, 2025March 24, 2025
Opinion: Where is Feminism in Sustainability?

Opinion: Where is Feminism in Sustainability?

March 18, 2025March 18, 2025
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The German Election: What is at Stake?

February 24, 2025March 12, 2025 By Amber Murphy

The German election for a new federal government is currently underway. This election, watched closely by Europe and the US, is not only

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Opinion: Why We Should All Still Read ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

February 23, 2025February 23, 2025 By Veronika Parfjonova

Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale has been endlessly dissected, criticised, misinterpreted and more recently, dismissed. Some argue that it reinforces the very patriarchal

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#Europe #Latest #Middle East #Opinion #Politics #US #US Politics

Opinion: Will the Policies of Trump’s Administration, Over the Next Four Years, Resolve Global Tensions or Make them Worse?

February 21, 2025February 20, 2025 By Antonia Heath

Donald Trump appears to be adamant that he holds the ability and power to end two of the conflicts gripping the world today: the Russo-Ukraine war

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Opinion: The Double Standard for Female Politicians 

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 By Ruby Fry

Within political positions of power, women are still being severely underrepresented with only 23% of cabinet members in ministries worldwide being women. They

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Explainer: Who are the M23 Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo? 

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 By Amelie Singleton

More than 6 million people have been killed since the conflicts in the 1990s, with the same number displaced from their homes in the last four years alone.  

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US-Venezuela Relations: A New Chapter of Diplomacy and Tension

February 19, 2025February 19, 2025 By Oliver Keay

The relationship between the United States and Venezuela has long been marked by political tensions, economic sanctions, and shifting diplomatic strategies. The two

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Opinion: The UK’s Classist Education Pipeline 

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 By Millie Rowsell

In September 2020, reports emerged of a group of university students planning a competition to have sex with the “poorest girl on campus”.

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Opinion: National Park Service Removes References to Trans People from the Stonewall Monument

February 17, 2025February 17, 2025 By Amber Murphy

The National Park Service has removed any references to transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument. Yes, you read that correctly. What was

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Opinion: Thoughts and Prayers are not Enough

February 15, 2025February 14, 2025 By Abby Uffindell

At the time of writing, the events in Munich on Thursday 13th February are still unfolding. The latest information from German police says that a 24

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This Week in PMQs: Immigration Loopholes and a Trade War

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 By Phineas Horan

Less than a month in, UK is already beginning to feel the economic effects of Trump’s presidency.

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