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Opinion: Killing the Family Farm: Why Labour’s Inheritance Tax Misses the Mark

November 23, 2024November 23, 2024 By Gracie Machell

The new inheritance tax to be imposed on British farmers has sparked protests from those who argue it puts family farms at risk.

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Opinion: From the Valleys to Whitehall – The Fight to Protect Farming Legacies

November 22, 2024November 21, 2024 By Freya Holland

The effect of the new IHT measures means that family businesses and generational legacies will be obstructed from continuing to prosper, and instead likely eradicated.

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Opinion: Facial Recognition Technology – A Threat to Human Rights?  

November 22, 2024November 21, 2024 By Jade Effemey

In the modern day, Facial Recognition Technology follows us everywhere. We might not know what it is, or how it works, but it is almost guaranteed we will encounter it in our lives.

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Opinion: A Budget for Women?

November 20, 2024November 23, 2024 By Cordelia Moore

This budget is transformative for a variety of reasons. Firstly, it is Labour’s first budget in 15 years, setting the tone for their

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Opinion: Courthouse to Whitehouse – Why Updates in Trump’s Legal Cases are Indicative of Dangers to America’s Democracy

November 20, 2024November 19, 2024 By Amber Murphy

President Elect Donald Trump is currently involved in four major legal cases and has been charged with 34 felony counts. However, this may

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Concerns Raised Over Robert F. Kennedy’s Nomination as Health Secretary

November 19, 2024November 19, 2024 By Abby Uffindell

On the 14th November, President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination for health secretary: Robert F. Kennedy Junior. This was not unexpected given the implications

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Opinion: Political Corruption & Campaign Financing Within the United Kingdom and the United States 

November 18, 2024November 18, 2024 By Yasmin Al-Saket

2024 has undoubtedly been one of the most important years in Western politics, with both the US and the UK having a general

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Opinion: From Debate to Dialogue – Nurturing Respect in Our Schools 

November 18, 2024November 17, 2024 By Oliver Keay

It is every society’s responsibility to produce a next generation that we can be collectively proud of, yet it seems that every generation

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Labour’s Promise to Pupils with SEND: Repairing Education After Years of Conservative Neglect

November 17, 2024November 17, 2024 By Erin Morgan

After 14 years of neglect by the Conservative government, the education sector has struggled to keep up with the challenges that schools are

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What Does Your Government Spend Their Time Talking About, and What Do You Need to Know?

November 17, 2024November 17, 2024 By Phineas Horan

This week in PMQs we see: the fallout from the budget, part time local government, GPs in crisis, arguments over school fees, foreign

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