The Witness Exeter Loading
Skip to content
Primary Menu
  • British
  • World
  • Economy
  • Health
  • Environment
  • Local
  • Opinion
  • Interviews
  • Editorial Tab
  • Editorial Team
  • The Witness Awards
  • Contact
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
The Witness Exeter

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

Opinion: Is Labour’s New Sentencing Bill Doing Enough?  

How can the Government prevent a black market or underground economy from developing?

Read More

Internet and Feminism

How can we be feminist on the Internet ? Feminism is ‘an organized effort to give women the same economic,

Read More

APEC 2025 – Shifting Alliances and New Realities in East Asia 

The 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit concluded in South Korea with a mix of optimism and tension, reflecting how

Read More

Opinion: Racism and Anti-Immigration sentiment is becoming more Normalised in the UK

For the past few years, I have felt an uneasy rise in anti-immigrant and asylum seeker sentiment. This sentiment has

Read More
Opinion: Populist Politicians Are Threatening Democracy

Opinion: Populist Politicians Are Threatening Democracy

November 15, 2025November 15, 2025
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
#British #Latest #Politics #World

The Interesting Parallels between the British and Canadian Conservative Parties

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 By Daniel Bassett

British politics at the moment is quite chaotic, we’ve gone through four Conservative Prime Ministers, with the last only standing for six weeks.

Continue Reading
comment
#Politics #World

Hello and Goodbye, Mr. Atom

October 23, 2022November 16, 2024 By Iqraa Bukhari

Languages can be violent without being violent. They serve as a manifestation of power without physically asserting it – or even needing to.

Continue Reading
comment
#British #FEATURED #Gender #Latest #Politics #Women's rights

Opinion: How the response to the Mail on Sunday’s “Sharon Stone” slur perfectly illustrates how sexism still pervades our politics, our media and our society

May 7, 2022 By Ben Evans

From people’s desperate desire to shame Rayner, to a relationship between politicians and the Press that inhibits accountability, the response to the Mail

Continue Reading
comment
#British #Latest #Politics

Opinion: Sunak is leading Britain into a decade of destitution

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 By Daniel Chappel

Featured Image: ‘The Chancellor Rishi Sunak signing the devolution deal for West Yorkshire‘ by HM Treasury from Flickr is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Continue Reading
comment
#FEATURED #World

Afghanistan – The Humanitarian Crisis we choose to ignore

March 27, 2022March 27, 2022 By Ben Evans

With the escalation of the war in Ukraine, the international community’s attention has been diverted away from another humanitarian crisis that threatens the

Continue Reading
comment
#British #Politics

Opinion: Keir Starmer: Commentator or Credible Candidate?

March 24, 2022 By Ewan Edwards

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has again enabled Keir Starmer to cast himself in a different light to his predecessor, yet despite this

Continue Reading
comment
#FEATURED #Health

Opinion: the myth of the ‘normal’ brain

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022 By Dionne Herbet

I, like many of us, have thought at times, am I neurotypical? From late-night panics that I have left the oven on, to

Continue Reading
comment
#Latest #Politics

Sanctions to Russian oligarchs, a hypocritical gesture by the Conservatives? – A caricature

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 By Will Grosse

It is not to say that sanctioning UK-based oligarchs won’t damage Putin’s war machine – crippling the Russian economy is crucial to slowing

Continue Reading
comment
#Health #Latest

Opinion: Weight loss “solutions” are making us sick

March 16, 2022March 15, 2022 By Rachael Powell

In this day and age, you are more likely to be obese than underweight. Obesity is expected to overtake tobacco as the biggest cause of preventable

Continue Reading
comment
#FEATURED #Latest #World

Opinion: How conflict drives intolerance and irrationality – lessons from history

March 13, 2022 By Ben Evans

From the invasion of Iraq to the escalation of the intervention in Libya, many decisions taken by Western war-time leaders this century seem

Continue Reading
comment

Posts pagination

Previous 1 … 33 34 35 … 55 Next

thewitnessexe

Stay connected with The Witness Journal through our live Instagram feed!

This Week on The Witness You can find all of thes This Week on The Witness 
You can find all of these articles on our website: thewitnessexeter.co.uk
we need YOU 🫵 check out our google form in bio or we need YOU 🫵 check out our google form in bio or shoot us a DM us to learn about all of our opportunities and see how you can get involved!
Click the link in our bio to join our WhatsApp gro Click the link in our bio to join our WhatsApp group chat so you can stay in the loop about socials, workshops, and article writing!
Meet the dream team behind The Witness ✍️ We can’t Meet the dream team behind The Witness ✍️ We can’t wait to welcome you all — come find us at the Freshers Fair and say hi!
Follow on Instagram

Most Viewed Posts
  • Is The Clean Girl Aesthetic Evidence of Growing Conservatism in Gen Z women?  (2,001)
  • This Week In PMQs: Education and U.S. Intelligence (1,789)
  • Opinion: The Myth of the ‘Liberated Sex Worker’ – Feminism or Patriarchy Rebranded?  (1,704)
  • Opinion – Sam Fender’s TV Dinner: A Love Letter to the Working Class (1,642)
  • Opinion: “Selling Sex is Feminist”… And Other Lies Told on OnlyFans  (1,247)
  • “Visit Rwanda” – You Might Want to Think About That (1,080)
  • Freedom Society at Exeter: Exploring Free Speech and Political Discourse with Jon McBride (914)
  • Data Embassies – A New Approach to State Sovereignty in the Digital Age (898)
  • The Cost of Knowledge: Why American Universities Are So Expensive (873)
  • Opinion: Mother of the Nation, Father of Misogyny – The Conservative War on Women (819)
  • Opinion: Through a Distorted Lens – How Social Media Shaped British Opinions of the US Election (736)
  • “It’s Time to Tackle the Cause, Not Just the Symptoms”: An Interview with Academics Against Assault Exeter (681)
  • Do Hashtags Breed Hatred? The Impact of Social Media on Political Polarisation in the USA (659)
  • Opinion: A Pakistani Life for an Indian Life – India’s Attempt at Manufacturing Consent for War (649)
  • Bellingcat’s Online War on Putin’s Disinformation (646)
  • Opinion: Why We Should All Still Read ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ (640)
  • Feminism Without Boundaries: Discussing the Importance of Inclusivity and Community with FemSoc’s Annabel Grace and Karolina Avis (621)
  • Opinion: Misogyny Trumps Competence in America – Why Sexism Won the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election  (615)
  • Opinion: Is the English Curriculum to Blame for the Decline in Reading Enjoyment? (612)
  • When Cricket and International Relations Collide (597)
  • Trump’s Cabinet: Who’s In, What’s at Stake? (594)
  • Opinion: The Globe’s Inclusive Casting Mission – are they ‘determined to prove a villain’?  (593)
  • Opinion: The British Migration Myth  (587)
  • Explainer: ‘The Forgotten War’: A Brief Introduction into the Conflict in Sudan (586)
  • Opinion: How Making America Great Again has Turned into an Orwellian Nightmare  (585)

IF YOU HAVE ANY ENQUIRIES, CONTACT US BY FILLING OUT THIS FORM!

Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.
Loading
Write for Us

The Witness always welcomes new writers!

We are an academic, student-run journal producing quality articles and encouraging rich discussion via our podcast.

New articles will be posted daily, with our Spotlight Sunday articles featuring our Editorial team, including our committee.

If you wish to write for us, send your article, or a proposal for a regular column, via email or via Instagram

Thank you
Exeter Forever Alumni Annual Fund
We are very grateful to the Alumni Annual Fund and the College of Social Sciences & International Studies for providing the financial support which makes the publication of The Witness Journal possible.