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Opinion Archive
27th March 2021
Box or binge: Is BBC Three’s move back onto television really necessary?
Anna Nixon examines whether BBC 3’s move back onto terrestrial television is really worth it
27th March 2021
The ‘Stansted 15’: Are peaceful protests under threat from the UK justice system?
Alex Croft examines how our right to protest is under threat in the UK through the lens of the Stansted 15 case
22nd March 2021
Why March Madness is the most exciting sporting event in the world
Sports Editor Will takes us through the concept of “March Madness” and American university sports
20th March 2021
Annie Dabb: Whitty Repartee
Annie Dabb questions what exactly an Oxford education has done for Chris Whitty and makes some suggestions for the government’s Coronavirus measures
20th March 2021
Spring doesn’t mean an end to social distancing – yet
Spring has arrived. At least in the South of England, where I am currently waiting out lockdown before my return to Manchester. Saturday 27th February 2021 was a beautiful day; the kind of day that inspires me to write mediocre poetry about sunshine and birdsong. I went on a ten mile walk to a beautiful […]
19th March 2021
Annie Dabb: Double or Nothing
Annie Dabb looks into concerns that the pandemic may have reversed the impacts of modern feminism and sent us back to the era of 1950s housewives
19th March 2021
Are NFTs the next big thing for the virtual economy?
Ayush Ramani explains what NFTs are and how they’re going to be a big part of the future of finance
19th March 2021
Britain’s love of political satire has birthed the likes of Boris
Clementine Lawrence explores the ways in which political satire has become a double-edged sword
19th March 2021
Politically Right? Humanely Wrong. Biden is just another President
Biden’s sanctions on Russia yet his softness on China, present a gloomy future for the Universal Human Rights idea and oppressed peoples.
19th March 2021
US sanctions on Russia mark the return of the US as global guardian
After the US imposed sanctions on Russia for the poisoning of its opposition leader, what should we expect from the Biden Administration’s approach to foreign policy?
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11th March 2021
Are Manchester students ditching Tinder in favour of Facebook romance?
Laura Thompson explores why people have increasingly been using Facebook groups like UoMLove and Mancfessions to find love
11th March 2021
Annie Dabb: Don’t worry, Andy, Manchester is already the perfect place to grow old
Annie Dabb explains how Andy Burnham has already fulfilled his promise to make Manchester the perfect place to grow old
11th March 2021
The SNP: The one true Scotsmen?
Internal conflicts and vaccines vacancies show that the biggest problem for the SNP in terms of gaining independence will be how they respond to problems they have created for themselves.
5th March 2021
Home or Away: Online learning isn’t ideal wherever you are
Laura Thompson speaks to students about the difficulties of online learning both at home and in student accommodation
5th March 2021
From Cali to Mars: Diana Trujillo is breaking barriers both in space, and back home
Nicole Leslie Charria explores how Diana Trujillo’s work at NASA is beneficial for Colombians and budding scientists alike
5th March 2021
Helping without hurting: A case for intervention in Myanmar
How should the world respond amid the military coup and its resulting protests in Myanmar?
5th March 2021
Annie Dabb: It’s all Greek to me
Greece’s recent wave of strikes exemplify the government’s failure to fulfil promises of relief after years of austerity, argues Annie Dabb
4th March 2021
I worked closely with Nancy Rothwell for a year, here’s why she should stay
Voting for the removal of Nancy Rothwell would be absolutely the wrong course of action, says former General Secretary Alex Tayler
4th March 2021
Opinion: Nancy Rothwell has failed us. Vote yes on March 8th
Joe McFadden outlines the argument for Nancy’s Rothwell’s removal as Vice-Chancellor and urges students to vote yes on March 8th
25th February 2021
Is our free speech under attack? It’s up for debate
Clementine Lawrence examines the difficulties universities face when it comes to navigating the minefield that is free speech