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

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025 By Veronika Parfjonova

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

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

April 28, 2025May 1, 2025 By Magda Kanecka

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

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Opinion: Why China Wants Taiwan, The Historical Background.

February 10, 2025February 10, 2025 By Henry Anderson

With Trump taking a seat in the Oval Office once again, China is also back in the news. Having announced the start of

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This Week in PMQs: Clean Energy, Trump’s Foreign Policy, Lockdown Breaches 

February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 By Phineas Horan

As political tensions flare over energy policy, international diplomacy and past pandemic restrictions, opposition leaders ramp up pressure on the UK government.

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Opinion: “Selling Sex is Feminist”… And Other Lies Told on OnlyFans 

January 18, 2025January 19, 2025 By Veronika Parfjonova

It is not feminist to turn degradation into a business model. Lily Phillips, the OnlyFans performer who made headlines for allowing 101 men

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This Week in PMQs: Decolonisation, Reforms and Resignations

January 18, 2025February 7, 2025 By Phineas Horan

From the Chaos Islands and NHS reform plans, to the resignation of a prominent ministerial staff member, this article is a rundown of the Prime Minister’s Questions from January 15th 2025.

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Opinion: From Liberation to Limitation – The Stark Change for Afghan Women Post-2021

December 6, 2024December 5, 2024 By Antonia Heath

The focus now shifts from how this situation has occurred, to how can it be revised, and what the future for Afghanistan will look like without half the population. 

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Haiti: The Use of Sexual Violence as a Political Weapon

November 24, 2024December 10, 2024 By Evangeline Shankland

Trigger Warning: The following article refers to sexual violence, which may be distressing for some readers.  Haiti is facing one of the most

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Opinion: Cancel culture will be the death of comedy

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 By Rachael Powell

There are some jokes that you just shouldn’t laugh at, let alone tell. Comedy should be used as a ‘tool for progressive change’, and

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The Detrimental Effects of the Gender Health Gap and the Government’s Plan

January 25, 2022January 24, 2022 By Lauren Taylor

Whilst a study by Manual, a male wellbeing platform, determined that men tend to face greater health risks in a majority of countries,

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