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Friend or Foe: How will technology continue to influence art?
16th November 2022

Friend or Foe: How will technology continue to influence art?

Is art a purely humanist endeavour? The creators of Ai-Da don’t seem to think so
A moment for reflection and reconstruction: Liz leaves, Sunak starts
2nd November 2022

A moment for reflection and reconstruction: Liz leaves, Sunak starts

The tumultuous end of Liz Truss’ brief premiership, and the unmandated start of Rishi Sunak’s gives us a moment for reflection and reconstruction in British politics
Honestly? I don’t quite get the Fallowfield hype
1st November 2022

Honestly? I don’t quite get the Fallowfield hype

Didn’t make it into Fallowfield in first year? Don’t worry, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be
The Only Way is Westminster: Politics or reality TV? We need a general election now
28th October 2022

The Only Way is Westminster: Politics or reality TV? We need a general election now

The British people deserve a general election after all this chaos and here’s why
Rishi Sunak: Mission Impossible
28th October 2022

Rishi Sunak: Mission Impossible

Rishi Sunak faces an impossible mission as Britain’s new PM and leader of the Tory Party
Liz Truss leavers 2022
20th October 2022

Liz Truss leavers 2022

Following up from ‘In Liz we Truss’, we formulate a new playlist ripe for Liz’s leaving do
Will the Conservatives’ Hubris be their downfall?
19th October 2022

Will the Conservatives’ Hubris be their downfall?

Has the Conservatives’ election-winning success over the past decade led to a sense of hubris and complacency?
Drama for Starmer: Does the Labour party have what it takes?
19th October 2022

Drama for Starmer: Does the Labour party have what it takes?

Two years before the next general election and battling factionalism, reports of transphobia, and the Forde report, does the Labour Party have what it takes?
Your bills need paying, but the government won’t pay theirs
19th October 2022

Your bills need paying, but the government won’t pay theirs

Does this government actually know what governing means? If it does, it has a weird way of showing it
Forgotten Histories: why is only England’s past prioritised?
19th October 2022

Forgotten Histories: why is only England’s past prioritised?

A crisis of identity? The concern over the lack of history of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland taught in the UK

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Tory Party Conference 2022: Governing the state – or just a state?
19th October 2022

Tory Party Conference 2022: Governing the state – or just a state?

The Tory Party Conference was a disaster for Liz Truss’ government. Can she repair her broken party? It doesn’t seem so
‘Superficially Black’: Why no one can define Kwasi Kwarteng’s Blackness
18th October 2022

‘Superficially Black’: Why no one can define Kwasi Kwarteng’s Blackness

Rupa Huq’s racist comments must spark a conversation about what Blackness means in UK politics
Person or object? Objectification in the media
13th October 2022

Person or object? Objectification in the media

Why is it we still see some women as just too beautiful to be cheated on?
In Liz we Truss: Getting Britain moving Tory-style
8th October 2022

In Liz we Truss: Getting Britain moving Tory-style

‘Woke’ students, angry Tories, and middle-aged Dads unite: our new ‘In Liz We Truss’ playlist fulfils the PMs political dreams with plenty of 90s classics to “get Britain moving”
Kwasi Budgets and Gilty Feelings
5th October 2022

Kwasi Budgets and Gilty Feelings

The mini-budget shows us that the Bank of England should get more power to influence economic policy
Why the SU is annoyingly unrepresentative
4th October 2022

Why the SU is annoyingly unrepresentative

The Students’ Union from next year is worryingly unrepresentative with the removal of the International Officer and the introduction of a BAME Associate Chair
Why Liz Truss is taking you for a fool
4th October 2022

Why Liz Truss is taking you for a fool

The recent mini-budget has shown the Tories are blatantly rigging the economy in favour of the super-rich – here’s how and why Liz Truss is taking you for a fool!
Student Media Matters: Student media makes sense in a world which doesn’t
4th October 2022

Student Media Matters: Student media makes sense in a world which doesn’t

Your time at university is the optimal time to explore your passions, take a stand, and work to improve and shape the world how you see fit. Student media alone won’t do all of that for you – but it just might help.
Why the BBC should think again before moving CBBC online
2nd June 2022

Why the BBC should think again before moving CBBC online

Moving CBBC to just online makes it inaccessible for kids who already are already being taught to consume TV like customers.
Halsey vs Capitol Records: Are record labels the bad guys?
27th May 2022

Halsey vs Capitol Records: Are record labels the bad guys?

After kicking off on TikTok and Twitter, singer Halsey has continued the age-long saga of artist vs record label. But record labels aren’t always in the wrong – here’s why