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Opinion Archive


Is it time to reclaim Reclaim the Night?
29th November 2022

Is it time to reclaim Reclaim the Night?

Reclaim the Night is a vital event but sometimes the language used surrounding it can have the opposite effect of its intent
The ‘feminist icons’ who have betrayed feminists
28th November 2022

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?
COP27: Where do we go from here?
27th November 2022

COP27: Where do we go from here?

After another weak COP summit, how can our leaders do more to ensure that we prevent disaster?
You’re not a celebrity Hancock, get out of there
21st November 2022

You’re not a celebrity Hancock, get out of there

Amid his farcical tenure as Health Secretary, treating Matt Hancock as a celebrity in the jungle is an insult to millions
Representation still represents a problem for Labour
18th November 2022

Representation still represents a problem for Labour

The lack of representation is evident on all fronts of UK political parties, but how will Labour answer in the face of substantial ethnic minority and female contenders?
Musk Off: Why Twitter’s acquisition won’t save discussion
18th November 2022

Musk Off: Why Twitter’s acquisition won’t save discussion

Elon Musk’s ill-advised Twitter purchase will do nothing to help the failing platform
Up the creek without a pad
17th November 2022

Up the creek without a pad

Are the free pads in the Students’ Union toilets enough to save you when shark week arrives?
How our popular culture has failed us
17th November 2022

How our popular culture has failed us

The glamourisation of wealth, and the acceptance of inequality, is indicative of society’s failure as a whole
Diversity in STEM: Why you should care
16th November 2022

Diversity in STEM: Why you should care

Science always answers the question; now it needs to answer why it is full of straight white men
(Anti-)protest politics: The fight for a right to protest
16th November 2022

(Anti-)protest politics: The fight for a right to protest

Amid violence at pro-democracy protests at the Chinese Consulate in Manchester, the right to protest is coming severely under threat

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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