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Women’s ‘invisible labour’ is the backbone of Christmas

Women’s ‘invisible labour’ is the backbone of Christmas

All of the work women put into the festive season goes underappreciated, underacknowledged and unpaid; I’m fed up with it
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From mRNA vaccines to the quantum dots: The 2023 Nobel Prizes for science

From mRNA vaccines to the quantum dots: The 2023 Nobel Prizes for science

Here’s a rundown of the 2023 Nobel Prizes for science
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Neither a spender nor a borrower be: The problem with the Bank of England

Neither a spender nor a borrower be: The problem with the Bank of England

Ashwin discusses rising inflating, especially since Brexit, and questions why politicians have more say over our money than our banks
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The man, the myth, the building: Arthur Lewis

The man, the myth, the building: Arthur Lewis

Ever had a lecture in the Arthur Lewis building and wondered who it was named after? Well, look no further!
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“Every billionaire is a policy failure”

“Every billionaire is a policy failure”

Tallulah Brennan argues that the billionaire class should not exist and stands in the way of human flourishing
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Opinion: Marx and the issue of Apologism

Opinion: Marx and the issue of Apologism

Shaheena Patel takes a look at figures who impact our current modes of thought, and the orientalist viewpoints that affected their work
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In Memoriam: Beloved Manchester lecturer James Lincoln

In Memoriam: Beloved Manchester lecturer James Lincoln

Students and lecturers remember James Lincoln, who passed away in a tragic incident last week
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Shock economics exam reschedule causes revision chaos

Shock economics exam reschedule causes revision chaos

First and second year economists face scheduling shock as macroeconomics exam is brought forward by two weeks
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Post-Crash Economics Society campaigns for syllabus change

Post-Crash Economics Society campaigns for syllabus change

The Post Crash Economics Society (PCES) is currently campaigning to get ‘behavioural economics’ back onto the syllabus for economics students at The University of Manchester
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Pret A Manger and the Stern Review

Pret A Manger and the Stern Review

The Stern Report made similar recommendations to the IPCC report which said we have twelve years left to live — Alex Walker believes the reason nothing was done has something to with Pret
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Poorest families in Greater Manchester hit by ‘poverty premium’

Poorest families in Greater Manchester hit by ‘poverty premium’

Research reveals that poor families in Greater Manchester might be paying a substantial amount more for goods and services than their richer counterparts
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Re-imagining climate change

Re-imagining climate change

Editor Jacklin Kwan looks at the history of how society has come to face an existential environmental threat at the hands of climate change. Could things have been different?
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‘No Deal’ Brexit expected to cause chaos in Manchester

‘No Deal’ Brexit expected to cause chaos in Manchester

Council leaders across the city have announced contingency plans as the threat of a No Deal Brexit increases
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Students call for public event with George Osborne

Students call for public event with George Osborne

The General Secretary of the Students’ Union also encouraged Theresa May to stop hiding in hotels
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Carillion’s liquidation is disturbing for many reasons

Carillion’s liquidation is disturbing for many reasons

The collapse of the UK’s second largest construction company highlights significant flaws in how we envisage government regulation
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Britain needs a New Deal-esque pledge in next weeks Autumn Budget

Why Big Lip needs to pull the ‘magic money tree’ out of his arse and deliver before we’ve had it.
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‘No unemployment’? Then why can’t families afford to buy food?

The way the government reports employment statistics is highly misleading, as made evident by usage of food banks reaching record highs
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Enactus to host social hackathon

Manchester Entrepreneurs have collaborated with Enactus, the University of Manchester’s Computer Science society, to host a one-day social hackathon event, sponsored by Enterprise Rent-A-Car
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Free IFS talk on whether rich pay enough tax

“If you care about who’s paying for our public services, you should come to our public talk on the 24th” said IFS Associate Director ahead of free public talk
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In it together? A welcome to Professor Osborne

How will students receive the ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer’s appointment?
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