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Author: Ariane Laurent-Smith

Politicians and Popular Culture- PR stunt?

3rd November 2014Ariane Laurent-Smith

‘Michael Gove is widely seen as one of the pre-eminent intellectuals in British political life.’ Excuse me, The Guardian, that was not expected, I thought I was safe. Yet, this sentence was designed to contrast with the video on which the article was based, which depicted Gove describing his favourite ‘Game of Thrones’ character. A […]

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Nigel the Builder hasn’t got a hope of fixing it.

3rd November 20143rd November 2014William Shaw

Last week it was announced that Bob the Builder would be returning to television, revamped for the modern age. You may have seen the pictures floating around social media; the new, CGI-ified Bob staring out at the viewer with cold, dead eyes and a nightmarish grin, surrounded by his entourage of beaming, anthropomorphised goons, usually […]

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Gowns, grades and getting in to Oxford

23rd October 201424th October 2014Hannah Barker

There’s a lot of talk about the need to change Oxford stereotypes. It’s now the university’s mission to prove to all those teachers and future applicants that prancing around in gowns and attending graduation services in Latin doesn’t mean that you’re rich – or, for that matter, that you come from a private school.

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Farewell to Free Speech.

13th October 2014Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan

It is sad, truly, when principles which form the basis of democracy are battered and moulded beyond recognition. So it is that the freedom of speech has been debased to the point where it no longer resembles its true meaning. It has been mutilated into a catch-all excuse for any sort of unethical, offensive, or […]

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How do we slash our sugar intake?

13th October 201413th October 2014Joseph Mansour

It was a classic BBC News juxtaposition. First, the news that scientists from UCL and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine now recommend that sugar should make up no more than 3 per cent of our energy intake, in order to reduce tooth decay. This follows the recommendation from the World Health Organisation earlier this year […]

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Boris Johnson is Letting London Down.

13th August 2014Jessy Parker Humphreys

The announcement that Boris Johnson will stand as an MP for the 2015 election can have come as no surprise. It is what Londoners now expect of the erstwhile mayor who has managed to cover up large amounts of incompetence by choosing to be seen as ‘bumbling’. Boris has captured the hearts of large swathes […]

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Israel, this is not a proportionate response!

6th August 20148th August 2014Jake Hurfurt

Before making any kind of argument, one thing must be made clear. In Gaza, both Hamas and the Israelis are doing some horrific things and violating a raft of international laws. Hamas’ rocket attacks are deplorable, and Israel does have the right to defend itself; that is not disputed. What Israeli forces are doing in […]

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Women Against Feminism Are Mistaken.

2nd August 20143rd August 2014Siddarth Venkataramakrishnan

A friend from America sent me a link to the Buzzfeed article on Women Against Feminism, a piece which has reignited an already decidedly hot debate. Accusations have flown thick and fast, with Men’s Rights Activists playing white knights against an understandable amount of vitriol. Although it’s easy to overstate the issue, thanks to the first […]

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Critics of Halal are driven by Islamophobia

10th June 201423rd July 2014Jake Hurfurt

Ritual slaughter has been part of the religious practise of Muslims and Jews for millennia, yet in recent years, ritually slaughtered meat has become a contentious issue. Many nations in Europe including Denmark and Poland have banned ritual slaughter without pre-stunning (rendering unconscious) the animal before killing it. In the UK, however, the media and […]

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