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Political Rupture - The Gender Divide in Politics

In a generation craving certainty it is no surprise that radical politics have increased foothold.Read more...

Sat 22 Nov 2025
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Are Students Battling Cognitive Dissonance with Every ChatGPT Use? Unpacking AI's Ethical Dilemmas

While AI use is ever-increasing amongst students, for many of us, this is accompanied by a sense of fear - or guilt.Read more...

Sat 22 Nov 2025
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The Commodification of Sustainable Fashion

Day two of my self-imposed spending ban, I caught myself clicking on the Vinted icon out of reflex. The moment I realised my mistake, it was too late.Read more...

Sun 02 Nov 2025
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New Protest Restrictions: A Slippery Slope to Authoritarianism?

The Home Office announced in early October that police forces will be granted further powers to restrict repeated protests.Read more...

Sun 02 Nov 2025
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The 2025 Conservative Party Conference: A Return to Thatcherism?

Turn back the clock 46 years. The Iron Lady takes to the stage, promising to pull Britain out of chaos.Read more...

Thu 30 Oct 2025
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Renationalisation: Getting GWR Back on Track

With government plans to bring all rail services under public ownership by 2027, GWR will be renationalised within the year.Read more...

Tue 28 Oct 2025
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The Labour Party Conference 2025: Taking the Fight to Reform UK and Doubling Down on Public Service

After a turbulent first year in government, Labour’s 2025 conference in Liverpool offered Keir Starmer a rare opportunity: to prove his party still has both purpose and pulse.Read more...

Tue 28 Oct 2025
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Politics in Britain Is Changing: Reform UK and The Green Party Conferences

It’s early September in Birmingham. The opportunities are abundant for those sightseeing – visit the New Street Bull, explore the overpriced world of Cadburys, listen to Duran Duran.Read more...

Sun 26 Oct 2025
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Your Party: The left’s best hope or its eventual downfall?

Jeremy Corbyn is back. Five years after losing the Labour whip and just over a year since his expulsion, he has announced his intention to form a new party alongside Zarah Sultana, who herself left thRead more...

Thu 18 Sep 2025
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Britain Divided? Fear and Anger Inflames Anti-Asylum Protests Across the UK

On 13th July 2025, a protest outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex set off a surge of anti-migrant demonstrations across the country after an asylum seeker being housed there was charged with the seRead more...

Thu 18 Sep 2025