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The Trump saga doesn’t end with 2020

December 8, 2020January 19, 2021 By Lauren Taylor

As 2020 draws to a close and Biden’s inauguration approaches, it is easy to assume that the days of being bombarded by stories

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The biggest strike in history: Indian farmers in revolt

December 4, 2020January 19, 2021 By Jack Ainsworth

250 million unionised workers in India went on strike last week to protest a package of sweeping neoliberal reforms brought in by conservative

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#Middle East #Politics #US #World

The Murder of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

December 1, 2020January 17, 2021 By Lauren Taylor

On Friday, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, ​“the architect of Tehran’s nuclear strategy”​ was assassinated, creating a hazardous increase in tensions in the Middle East. The

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The new police security bill: is France’s freedom of speech threatened?

November 30, 2020January 14, 2021 By Diana Jalea

Protests have erupted in the French capital against a bill that could make it illegal for the public to take videos or photos

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#British #Politics

Who was Clement Attlee?

November 27, 2020January 14, 2021 By Will Howe

The best Prime Minister we’ve had since World War II, or perhaps the “indecisive and uninspiring”? The passage of time has only made

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Why capital punishment needs to be abolished

November 24, 2020January 13, 2021 By Lauren Taylor

At present, capital punishment, the execution of a person as punishment for a crime, is ​legal in 28 US states​. However, the use

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#British #COVID-19 #Politics

What happens after Lockdown? The new COVID restrictions explained

November 23, 2020January 13, 2021 By Ali Mansfield

As we approach the end of the English national lockdown, and look towards the Christmas period, the Prime Minister has announced his Covid-19

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The legacy of section 28 – LGBTQ+ rights in Britain

November 19, 2020January 13, 2021 By Will Howe

There are two truths that seem fundamental to much of Twitter following the release of The Crown season four: we like Gillian Anderson,

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The Cold Reality of US Treatment of Immigrants

November 17, 2020January 13, 2021 By Lauren Taylor

Due to the constant stream of chaotic political news outpouring from the U.S. on a daily basis, one of the greatest humanitarian crises

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The Nagorno-Karabakh peace agreement

November 16, 2020October 10, 2021 By Diana Jalea

The Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Agreement  Last Tuesday, on the 10th of November, a peace deal was signed by Armenia and Azerbaijan, brokered by Russia,

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