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Opinion: does the removal of statues topple hate or history

December 1, 2021December 2, 2021 By Rachael Powell

Thomas Jefferson. Christopher Columbus. Edward Colston. Robert E. Lee. Controversy has surrounded the statues of these historical figures and many more. What do statues mean? Should

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#FEATURED #Gender #Gender #Latest #Politics #World

Opinion: You are the beauty standard

November 28, 2021November 28, 2021 By Amy Powell

Trigger Warnings: Discussion includes references to mental health, self-harm, eating disorders, and su*cide.  Never has there been a more important time to address

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Opinion: the Rittenhouse trial shows division over the right to self defence

November 24, 2021November 23, 2021 By Rachael Powell

Innocent teenager defending his life or ‘murderous white supremacist’? The Rittenhouse trial has shown us a ‘troubling snapshot’ of the rising tensions of

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Deconstructing notions of male bias in Abortion laws

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 By Jess Woodrow

TW: Abortion, and mentions of suicide and sexual assault. “Here is the case of a perfectly healthy baby being sacrificed for the mother’s

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Opinion: The environmental cost of fashion

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 By Dionne Herbet

We are all aware of the looming climate catastrophe that faces the world. The crisis has – for several years now – been

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Opinion: Vaccine mandates are not how the UK should do things.

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 By Rachael Powell

Remember when Boris Johnson reassured the public that ‘it is no part of our culture or our ambition in this country to make vaccines mandatory

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Why the Owen Paterson scandal is an attack on our democracy

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 By Alisha Haley

The actions of Owen Paterson have been endlessly analysed in the media over the past couple of weeks, but the real scandal is

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Opinion: Should we all be ‘meat free’?

November 14, 2021April 9, 2022 By Maisie Franklin

As of the moment I write this article, we have 7 years, 251 days, 16 hours, 19 minutes and 47 seconds before the effects of

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Opinion: can you consent to conversion therapy?

November 10, 2021November 8, 2021 By Rachael Powell

So-called conversion therapy has been subject to recent controversy, raising questions surrounding consent and freedom to religious expression. The government has been criticised

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In the fight against climate change, where does the UK currently stand?

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 By Alisha Haley

Last week, I criticised the inaction of states to combat the climate crisis, prompting a need for closer analysis of where the UK

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