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Opinion: Senae Takaichi: Japan’s Iron Lady

November 21, 2025December 5, 2025 By Caspian Davies

Last month, Japan elected its first female Prime Minister in its history, as Sanae Takaichi was became leader of the Liberal Democratic party

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Opinion: What’s Behind the Decline of England’s Seaside?

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 By nikol Kutsovska

England’s coastline – home to some of the most beautiful, yet poorest areas in the country.

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Opinion: Votes at 16 are coming, yet millions may still be ignored

November 17, 2025November 17, 2025 By Bertie Bramham

As seen in Make Votes Matter. In 2029, 16- and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in a UK general election for the first time.

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Opinion: Is Labour’s New Sentencing Bill Doing Enough?  

November 17, 2025 By nikol Kutsovska

How can the Government prevent a black market or underground economy from developing?

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Opinion: Racism and Anti-Immigration sentiment is becoming more Normalised in the UK

November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 By Mayumi Singh

For the past few years, I have felt an uneasy rise in anti-immigrant and asylum seeker sentiment. This sentiment has been around for

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Opinion: Is ‘Female Rage’ a Political Topic ?

November 10, 2025November 9, 2025 By Laura Bacha

What is ‘Female rage’ ? What is called ‘female rage’ is a form of intense anger that can be found in women, often

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Opinion: ‘He’s my Mayor! (I live in…)’ Why does Zohran Mamdani’s win feel like a win for everyone?

November 9, 2025November 9, 2025 By Rida Ali

‘He’s my Mayor! (I live in…)’ Why does Zohran Mamdani’s win feel like a win for everyone? If you’ve been online this week,

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Myanmar: The War We Choose to Ignore

November 3, 2025December 11, 2025 By Sukhveer Singh

While our attention remains fixed on the harrowing tragedies in Gaza and Ukraine, another conflict is unfolding largely unnoticed in Southeast Asia. In

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Opinion: The Leviathan and the modern British state

October 22, 2025October 24, 2025 By Michael Mammadov

Thomas Hobbes’ seminal work, The Leviathan, is imagined as an all-encompassing entity, protruding irremovable into every aspect of life. Forged by their collective

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Opinion: Sanctions vs. Sovereignty – The Ethical and Legal Implications of Economic Sanctions on Human Rights

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 By Maria Ledochowski

Note: this article is part of the International Law Society and The Witness Journal’s collaboration and article competition. Economic sanctions are a prominent

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