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Opinion Archive
8th March 2017
A sympathetic view of Milo Yiannopoulos
The left must be more understanding towards the individuals that are attracted to the views of speakers like Yiannopoulos, argues Sam Glover
7th March 2017
The fallacy behind boycotting businesses
Boycotting products or services for allegedly supporting Donald Trump does very little to help the cause, writes Marina Iskander
6th March 2017
Why I’ve dropped out of the University of Manchester
Recent University of Manchester drop out, Edie Walwyn, discusses the possibilities that exist outside our society’s obsession with university education
2nd March 2017
Great British matriarchs
Colm Lock looks at how many of Britannia’s greatest rulers were, and continue to be, women
28th February 2017
READ THIS: Pewdiepie and clickbait
As clickbait, personal attacks, and other false reporting flood online journalism, media outlets are becoming increasingly dangerous, writes Joseph Whitfield
28th February 2017
Where will this populism lead us?
Centrists across the Western world must come together in opposition of current political tactics that point us towards an uncertain future, writes Liam O’Brien
28th February 2017
We should not give in to ‘alternative facts’
David Moseley looks at how we must scrutinise all facts and claims to keep “alternative facts” from materialising
28th February 2017
Are the police letting students down?
Security on campus and local police services for students seem to be inadequate for dealing with the safety and crime issues that the area faces
27th February 2017
Reclaim the Night: We do not live in a rape culture
Francis Edge argues that one of the main claims of Reclaim the Night movement, that we live in a rape culture, does not stack up
24th February 2017
The NHS needs a digital healthcare revolution
Artificial intelligence is just one of the ground-breaking technologies that could transform NHS healthcare
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23rd February 2017
A social “awokening”: we need to start taking responsibility
Social media has kept our ‘woke’ generation from taking real political action
22nd February 2017
The music of politics
In light of striking political messages in the Grammy Award ceremony, should music be spared from overwhelming political opinions?
22nd February 2017
LGBT History Month: body issues
In the last of this four-part series, Michael Petch looks at how unattainable beauty standards harm LGBT people
22nd February 2017
The politics of a galaxy far, far away
There have always been parallels between politics and Star Wars, but recently the resemblance has been especially clear, writes David Moseley
16th February 2017
How the Democrats normalised mass deportation
America is too late to stop the normalisation of President Trump’s views and actions on immigration. With bipartisan efforts, it happened long ago
16th February 2017
The limits to minimalism
The present-day minimalist movement is making strides in the right direction, but has a number of limitations, writes Tristan Parsons
15th February 2017
Proofreading companies: right words, wrong idea
T. S. Eliot examines proof-reading companies: are they killing the skill of writing a good essay?
9th February 2017
US imitates China: agressive foreign policy for domestic support
In an ironic turn of tact, the US is now mimicking its great rival, China, by using an aggressive foreign policy to shore up patriotic support at home
9th February 2017
How social media is sculpting politics
The combination of constant encounter with (often shallow) political views on social media platforms and recurring political shocks is shaping the politics of the younger generation
9th February 2017
Bye Bye Bercow
Colm Lock argues that Parliament should retain its various traditions, and that those who oppose it ought to leave