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Opinion: The proposed changes to higher education demonstrates a failure for social mobility

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 By Alisha Haley

The government’s proposed changes to higher education are riddled with significant flaws. Although the Johnson government would argue that the plans will reduce

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Opinion: Amidst Cabinet discord and U-turns, what’s happened to the promised benefits of Brexit?

February 27, 2022February 26, 2022 By Ben Evans

On 19th February, the BBC reported that a proposed ban on ‘fur and foie gras’, cited as a key Brexit benefit for animal

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Kais Said the new Ben Ali? – A Caricature

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 By Will Grosse

Kais Saied (centre) took power in Tunisia nearly two and a half years ago, and in that time has seen his image turn

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Social Mobility: How it can transform society

February 21, 2022February 20, 2022 By Alisha Haley

Featured Image: Global Social Mobility Index by Wikimedia Commons from Wikimedia Commons is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International (link to

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‘The Invisible Man’ – Olaf Scholz

February 20, 2022March 6, 2022 By Gus Kingsley-Anderson

“I think it’s fair to say that the United States has no better partner, no better friend in the world than Germany,” declared

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Opinion: Could going door-to-door end the culture war?

February 20, 2022February 19, 2022 By Amy Powell

Featured Image: ‘Libertad de expresión’ by Fundación Karisma Colombia from Flickr is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (link to license deed). Identity has

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Opinion: Christian Wakeford’s defection is thanks to Labour

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 By Daniel Chappel

The defection of Christian Wakeford MP is not a symptom of the current Conservative failures, but rather a consequence of recent Labour successes.

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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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Russia-Ukraine tensions: 7 years on since annexation of Crimea in 2014

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 By Alisha Haley

“File:Russia Ukraine Locator.svg”. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. No changes have been made. In the midst of rising tensions

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Opinion: Veganuary – A marketing tool or a genuine attempt of encouraging ethical food consumption?

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 By Dionne Herbet

As a new year begins, we want to set the tone and, with very good intentions, we start the gym or even take

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