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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

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025
This Week In PMQs: Education and U.S. Intelligence

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

March 28, 2025
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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Opinion: How US Federal Workers Have Found Themselves Inside an Episode of The Apprentice

March 5, 2025March 5, 2025 By Amelie Singleton

These are policies you expect to hear from the historic regimes of the Gestapo and Stasi, not 21st century America.   

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This Week in PMQs: Defence, Ukraine and Trump 

March 3, 2025 By Phineas Horan

This week, Parliament wishes the PM good luck as he leaves for a meeting with President Trump to secure the future of Ukraine

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Opinion: The Trump Administration and Transgender Erasure 

March 2, 2025March 2, 2025 By Magda Kanecka

Reader’s Discretion Advised:  This piece discusses sensitive and potentially controversial topics related to political policies, social issues, and marginalized communities. Reader discretion is

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Explainer: The US Measles Outbreak

March 1, 2025March 1, 2025 By Abby Uffindell

On the 26th February, it was confirmed that confirmed that a child has died of measles in the state of Texas. This is

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Feminism Without Boundaries: Discussing the Importance of Inclusivity and Community with FemSoc’s Annabel Grace and Karolina Avis

February 28, 2025February 28, 2025 By Gemma Gradwell

The Witness Journal contributors Magda Kanecka and Gemma Gradwell sat down for an interview with the Feminist Society (FemSoc) at the University of

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Heathrow’s Third Runway: Long-Delayed Plans Finally Taking Flight?

February 28, 2025February 28, 2025 By Daniel Groves

Last month Rachel Reeves publicly announced the UK government’s support for constructing a third runway at Heathrow Airport, reigniting a longstanding debate in the

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Opinion: Wombs for Rent: The History, Legislation, and Ethics of Surrogacy

February 27, 2025May 17, 2025 By Gracie Machell

Surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman, a surrogate mother, carries a child on behalf of another couple or individual without the

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Opinion: Gaza – Commodification of a Crisis

February 27, 2025February 27, 2025 By Gemma Gradwell

Trump’s policy on Palestine has long been incoherent, ill-considered, and illogical – much like his foreign policy elsewhere. Red flags were raised after

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Opinion: Europe Must Act to Secure its Future 

February 25, 2025February 25, 2025 By Rhys Jones

Earlier this month at the 2025 Munich Security Conference, United States (US) Vice President JD Vance delivered Europe a stark reality check. In

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Opinion: Gaza, Ceasefire, and Peace 

February 25, 2025 By Ali Aldawood

When I heard about the ceasefire on January 19, I was relieved. I wanted to hold on to my relief for as long

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