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Opinion Archive
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
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?
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?
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
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?
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
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?
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
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
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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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
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
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
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
28th October 2022
Rishi Sunak: Mission Impossible
Rishi Sunak faces an impossible mission as Britain’s new PM and leader of the Tory Party
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
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?
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?
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
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