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

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: 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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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: Gavin & Stacey showcases Britain and its Politics

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 By Daniel Chappel

Featured Image: ‘ST1166: Barry Island seafront March 2008 Amusement Arcades Gavin & Stacey‘ by Eddie Reed is from Geograph and is licensed under

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Opinion: We should not separate history by race

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 By Rachael Powell

November marks the end of the UK’s Black History Month (BHM), which is celebrated annually during October, with this year’s theme ‘Proud to

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Israel claims human rights groups are terrorist organisations

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 By Lauren Taylor

On the 19th of October, the Israeli government labelled six Palestinian human rights groups as terrorist organisations, claiming that they have “undercover links

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Only states’ actions will stop climate change – stop blaming the individual.

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 By Alisha Haley

Highly developed states, including the United Kingdom (UK) and United States of America (USA) are not doing enough to stop the full impact

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Opinion: Is freedom just oppression through rose-tinted glasses?

October 31, 2021October 31, 2021 By Amy Powell

“A soul-piercing battle cry from powerless and downtrodden citizens sends shockwaves through a broken city. An emotive call to arms that cannot help

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The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

October 31, 2021January 5, 2022 By Sarah Decory

With Black History Month coming to an end, I wanted to bring light to an underreported tragedy. The horrible story of the Tulsa

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Opinion: 2021 Israeli Elections, six months on – Part 1

October 29, 2021November 5, 2021 By Will Grosse

At face value, Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett are the most unlikely of duos. The pair represent just about the furthest thing from

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How can Exeter fight the Climate Crisis?

October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 By Daniel Chappel

The featured image and all images in this article were taken by Jake Bonetta at the ‘How can Exeter fight the Climate Crisis?’

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An Analysis of the UK’s Counterterrorism Policy

October 25, 2021October 24, 2021 By Alisha Haley

The death of Sir David Amess was indeed devastating for many, and we can all agree that this gentleman did not deserve this

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Opinion: The end of enforced gender?

October 24, 2021October 26, 2021 By Dionne Herbet

Disclaimer- My discussion of ‘woman’ here is related to cisgender women. This is not intended to be an exclusionary term, but I have

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