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Violet Robins

Violet Robins

Deputy Opinion Editor – I write about the female experience

No-sex tenancy clauses are a landlord’s newest weapon amid the housing crisis

No-sex tenancy clauses are a landlord’s newest weapon amid the housing crisis

Imagine not being able to have sex in your house. It might become the reality under a ‘no-sex tenancy clause’
No, I will not step on you, and I’m not your “mommy”: Fetishisation of alternative subcultures

No, I will not step on you, and I’m not your “mommy”: Fetishisation of alternative subcultures

The fetishisation of alternative subcultures was born from the chronically online, but how does it impact those who are a part of these subcultures?
Why have we fallen out of love with eyeshadow? And how to embrace it back into our lives with loving arms

Why have we fallen out of love with eyeshadow? And how to embrace it back into our lives with loving arms

The Mancunion explores the lack of colour in 2020s makeup trends and suggests an answer to the all-important question: where did all the eyeshadow go?
Manchester Young Conservatives versus Manchester Labour Students: Head-to-head

Manchester Young Conservatives versus Manchester Labour Students: Head-to-head

Disclaimer: they refused to. Nevertheless, in the Opinion section’s new Contrarian Column, the Manchester Young Conservatives and Manchester Labour Students share their political views
I don’t want to become a journalist because of Russell Brand

I don’t want to become a journalist because of Russell Brand

The media industry is becoming increasingly notorious for protecting sexual predators – and the men at the top are preventing women from pursuing a career in the industry
Why can’t the media call domestic violence as it is?

Why can’t the media call domestic violence as it is?

Fiona Bruce’s comments regarding domestic violence on the BBC’s Question Time demonstrate just how much the media has to learn.
How I actually enjoyed the ending: A How I Met Your Mother retrospective

How I actually enjoyed the ending: A How I Met Your Mother retrospective

As far as bad endings go, How I Met Your Mother’s was doomed since its inception. But why? And what could have saved the show?
The cost-of-living crisis is not just a buzzword – it’s time to fix it

The cost-of-living crisis is not just a buzzword – it’s time to fix it

With the Lead MCR elections in full swing, it’s high time we started treating the cost-of-living crisis as more than a vote-scoring exercise
Shaking it up with Margarita week

Shaking it up with Margarita week

Shake your way into Margarita Week with Cazcabel’s special edition Cocktail Masterclasses.
Fallowfield Sainsbury’s is now making student life worse

Fallowfield Sainsbury’s is now making student life worse

Why it’s time for the supermarket giant to bin the barriers
The ‘feminist icons’ who have betrayed feminists

The ‘feminist icons’ who have betrayed feminists

Adam Levine, Ned Fulmer, Rex Orange County: What did these three men do to betray feminism and how can we prevent this from occurring again?
Turtle Bay’s Late Night Happy Hour

Turtle Bay’s Late Night Happy Hour

Turtle Bay is offering students a free £10 for students to spend during their Late Night Happy Hour!