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

“It’s Time to Tackle the Cause, Not Just the Symptoms”: An Interview with Academics Against Assault Exeter

Trigger Warning: mentions of rape culture and sexual assault – reader’s discretion is advised. When the Head of Campaign Olivia

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Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Sustainability – An Accomplice or Antagonist?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has very recently emerged as a powerful tool with the potential to address global challenges, including anthropogenically

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Opinion: Labour’s Harrowing Obsession with Beijing 

In characteristic fashion, the Labour Party is failing abysmally on national security and the basic function of any government in

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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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“It’s Time to Tackle the Cause, Not Just the Symptoms”: An Interview with Academics Against Assault Exeter

Trigger Warning: mentions of rape culture and sexual assault – reader’s discretion is advised. When the Head of Campaign Olivia

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Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Sustainability – An Accomplice or Antagonist?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has very recently emerged as a powerful tool with the potential to address global challenges, including anthropogenically

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Opinion: Labour’s Harrowing Obsession with Beijing 

In characteristic fashion, the Labour Party is failing abysmally on national security and the basic function of any government in

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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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Budget day – it arrives earlier every year

October 21, 2021October 27, 2021 By Daniel Chappel

Featured Image: ‘The Chancellor makes final preparations to his first Budget speech‘ by Simon Walker (HM Treasury) is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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Opinion: Did Australia’s approach to COVID-19 sacrifice too many freedoms?

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 By Rachael Powell

Australia is renowned for its effective response to the pandemic, and its low COVID-19 rates have become envied by other countries. This could

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The fight for female empowerment: from the witch trials to present day

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 By Lauren Taylor

Despite societal advancements, the struggle to control women is a discourse that has continued to permeate every aspect of a woman’s life, from

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Opinion: Why our education system needs a reshuffle

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 By Alisha Haley

The system used in the UK to educate young people encourages a narrow mindset of what education should provide. We often refer to

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‘Between the Earth and the sky’: Statelessness in the modern world

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 By Eloise Norris

In The Terminal (2004), we comedically experience life trapped within an airport from the perspective of Tom Hank’s character, who has become imprisoned

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Opinion: Professional burnout – are we doing enough?

October 17, 2021February 1, 2022 By Maisie Franklin

On October 10th, we honoured ‘World Mental Health Day’. This celebration should remind us that taking care of our mental wellbeing is just

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Universal credit and the wages of MPs 

October 15, 2021October 15, 2021 By Ollie Allen

There has long been debates over the topic of MP’s wages, with arguments surrounding their increase, decrease, and even removal entirely becoming a hotly contested dispute. While many believe that MPs are paid too much relative to the changes

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Opinion: The challenge ahead for Keir Starmer

October 15, 2021October 15, 2021 By Will Grosse

Keir Starmer is not the great orator Neil Kinnock once was. The recent Labour Conference was the first chance Starmer had at directly

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Opinion: The Tax on the Youth Is Self-Inflicted

October 14, 2021October 27, 2021 By Daniel Chappel

Featured Image: “File:Treasury Buildings – geograph.org.uk – 848056.jpg” from ‘Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository‘ is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Link to

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Pro-choice protest: why I was torn

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 By Rachael Powell

Recent controversy around the existence of Exeter Students for Life (ESFL), a pro-life society, has taken Exeter University by storm, with many students

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