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Opinion: How Erdoğan’s Threats Against Kurdish Syria Endanger Us All

December 13, 2022December 12, 2022 By Ben Evans

On November 21st, in response to a rocket attack on a Turkish town on the country’s border with Syria, President Erdoğan of Turkey threatened

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Opinion: Strikes by the Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker: Is Britain Facing Another Winter of Discontent?

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 By Ciara Howard

Britain has a long history of industrial action, as the working classes have been “withholding their labour as a means of bargaining for better

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Are Political Landslides a Thing of the Past?

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 By Ben Evans

From the US midterms to Brazil’s presidential race, 2022 has witnessed many very closely fought elections. Whilst pollsters have frequently predicted giant waves

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Opinion: Abolishing the House of Lords is a horrible decision for our country

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 By Daniel Bassett

When Sir Keir Starmer unveiled his new plan to essentially move towards abolishing the House of Lords, it was only a matter of

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Opinion: The Liberal Democrats – Who are you again?

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 By Daniel Bassett

Figuring out what policies a particular political party is leaning towards, or is going to pursue in the short-term but not long-term is

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Cyprus: a divided island

December 2, 2022December 8, 2022 By Mariella Turley

Cyprus is known for its beauty and culture, a tourist hotspot attracting groups from all over the world — yet throughout this seemingly blissful

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