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Opinion: Impartial Media is Vital to a Functioning Democracy and Must Be Protected

In the last few months, it was revealed that the BBC had edited a video of Trump in January 2021

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PMCs on Safari – How Russian Mercenary Groups are Shaping Geopolitics from within Africa

The Africa Corps are back on tour! One might plausibly mistake this for Rommel’s infamous North Africa Campaign; however, this tribute act is instead a Kremlin-backed private military

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The rise of ‘muscular unionism’ on the British right and the future of devolution

Following Tony Blair’s devolution reforms, decentralization was thought to be essential to creating stability and addressing nationalist sentiments outside of

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Opinion: the United States of America is a Hypocrite when it Comes to Rights and Young Girls are Paying the Price

The US is considered to be the leader of the free world; the country that protects the rights of its

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Deep Dive: Trump’s Neocon Shift

Deep Dive: Trump’s Neocon Shift

December 4, 2025December 12, 2025
Opinion: Senae Takaichi: Japan’s Iron Lady

Opinion: Senae Takaichi: Japan’s Iron Lady

November 21, 2025December 5, 2025
Opinion: Mother of the Nation, Father of Misogyny – The Conservative War on Women

Opinion: Mother of the Nation, Father of Misogyny – The Conservative War on Women

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025
This Week In PMQs: Education and U.S. Intelligence

This Week In PMQs: Education and U.S. Intelligence

March 28, 2025
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Should poor children be allowed to eat?

October 29, 2020November 7, 2020 By Will Howe

Marcus Rashford is, in the eyes of many, a hero. How long could you last without food? Presumably not a whole summer, and

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The corruption of democracy: how voter suppression is occurring in the United States

October 28, 2020October 10, 2021 By Eloise Norris

On October 12th, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia, Johnta Austin tweeted about his eleven-hour wait to vote early in the Presidential Election. Austin’s experience

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The Second Amendment and Human Rights

October 27, 2020November 5, 2020 By Lauren Taylor

It comes as no surprise to hear that the US​ “leads the developed world in firearm-related murders”​, dwarfing the statistics from other states.

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Can COVID ‘success stories’ guide us in dealing with the second wave?

October 27, 2020November 5, 2020 By Diana Jalea

The second wave of the pandemic is upon us and, with winter fast approaching, it is worth identifying some of the most efficient

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UK toughening of Immigration laws post-Brexit

October 23, 2020October 10, 2021 By Rosie Wiggin

The Extradition Bill, which means that criminals from the European Union will not be allowed to enter the UK after Brexit, is due

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Renationalising the railways: is it the only way?

October 22, 2020November 5, 2020 By Will Howe

To make a long answer overwhelmingly short, no. Renationalising the railways is not the only way to improve them, but it may be

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Can the new Scottish tory leader save the union?

October 21, 2020November 5, 2020 By Felix Richardson

Scotland’s place in the United Kingdom has long been debated, with nationalist ideology becoming increasingly popular in recent years. 2014’s independence referendum for Scotland has had

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America and Women in Power

October 20, 2020October 28, 2020 By Lauren Taylor

Given that ​over seventy nations have seen female leadership​, why does the U.S. appear to feel threatened and intimidated by the prospect of

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Understanding the American Presidential Election 2020

October 19, 2020October 28, 2020 By Diana Jalea

Debates Although the pandemic has stolen the limelight from the 2020 US Presidential Election, the 3rd of November is fast approaching and, with

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The Russian approach

March 25, 2020October 10, 2021 By Jess Mahon

The world as we know it is falling apart. Covid-19 is ripping through countries like a post-Chinese fart at a funeral. Times like

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