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Opinion Archive
24th May 2017
Manchester attack: He called this city home, too
We must ‘go beyond simplistic notions of madness, religion, and love. Instead, we must turn to issues of poverty, crime, drugs, alienation, integration, and more’
19th May 2017
The Sikh Kirpan and Italy: Religious freedom or a threat to security?
An Italian court rules against carrying the Kirpan by Sikh men, igniting debate on human rights and religious freedom
28th March 2017
Millennials face real problems
Those who defend millennials are failing to recognise the real problems that face our generation
28th March 2017
Martin McGuinness: Peace-broker or dealer in death?
The death of Martin McGuinness has prompted questions about the contrast between his IRA ties and his later peaceful actions, and how he should be remembered
27th March 2017
Controversy: Are sex-specific abortions OK?
Following the criticism of an Ethics Professor for supporting abortions based on the foetus’s sex, Science and Technology reporter Jake Jones considers the ethics of sex-specific abortions
27th March 2017
The toxicity of student politics
Ex-Co Chair of Manchester Labour Students, Ally Routledge, details the scenery of her journey through student politics
22nd March 2017
A defence of irony
Elliott Mills witters on for far too long; omnipresent voice Elliot Mills brings us back to a straightened-out meaning of meaning
21st March 2017
Politicians are humans too
Our representatives aren’t the cold-blooded reptiles that some like to imagine
20th March 2017
Student elections and ongoing contradictions
Elliott Mills illustrates how continued low voter turnout in Student Union elections is widening the gap between students and those representing them
20th March 2017
Controversy: Animal testing
This week, Senior Science & Technology Reporter, Serena Holloway, tackles the ongoing debate on animal testing in pharmaceutical development
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20th March 2017
A culture of objectification, not rape
We must be more accurate with our definitions of the threats that women face if we are to tackle misogynistic behaviour in public and in private
20th March 2017
A new traditionalism in political debate
We ought to understand ourselves, then engage with our families, friends, and communities before taking to the streets in rage
17th March 2017
Newfound popularity for President Bush
America needs a real opposition to Donald Trump, not the plastic exterior of President George W. Bush’s recent resurgence in popularity
16th March 2017
Don’t publish
I felt it important to pen a response as I felt it necessary to add that I am no more “peddling a misogynistic agenda” as Catherine Snow is peddling anti male agenda. Both claims are equally as absurd. Catherine writes that the study released in 2014 by the United States Department of Justice which reveals, […]
15th March 2017
The infrastructure and politics of the Curry Mile
The Reclaim the Night march and Wilsmlow Road’s new cycle lanes expose the subtle tensions that exist between the Rusholme and student communities
14th March 2017
How technology and widespread media are affecting you right now
Social media and technological advancements have changed the way people interact with each other, making the future unpredictable
13th March 2017
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13th March 2017
Sorry, but Emma Watson is still a feminist
The scandal surrounding Emma Watson’s Vanity Fair cover shoot is just another way to compartmentalise women
10th March 2017
The ‘Before I Die’ blackboard: Iterations and implications
Elliott Mills illustrates how the ‘Before I Die’ blackboard, as well as other everyday features of Oxford Road, is a symbol for the cycle of life and death
9th March 2017
Islamic impact of Saudi King’s Indonesia visit
King Salman’s visit to Indonesia had both religious and political motives that could affect the world at large