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Image description: A row of cars waits for a pedestrian to cross the street. On Friday 19th February, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Uber v Aslam and Others. It held that the group of Uber drivers who had applied to the court were “workers” under the Employment Rights Act 1996. This was […]
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I am a Crankstart scholar, and I am proud of it. For those who are unaware, the Crankstart scholarship is offered to Oxford students from lower household income backgrounds, and comes in the form of financial aid and career development help. Frankly, the support which the university provides for its scholars is pretty much unparalleled; […]
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Image Description: a close-up photo of a condenser microphone against a purple background Picture this: it’s 2008. Britney Spears has just shaved her head! It’s in all the magazines and game show Family Fortunes US runs a round on it. “What has Britney Spears lost this year?” “Her husband! Her hair! Her sanity!” cry the […]
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Image Description: Social Media logos on a purple and blue background. This week our columnists discuss the pitfalls and triumphs of social media, and whether it should be more strongly regulated… Clara Morrissey is a second year Theology student at Keble, and our On the Right columnist. A dialogue taken from George Orwell’s 1984 between […]
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Image description: A hand holding a smoking blunt, on a green background. The Amsterdam city council recently made headlines with a proposal to ban foreign tourists from visiting the city’s world-famous coffeeshops. These establishments, which use the name as a euphemism for cannabis dispensaries, have long been a part of Amsterdam’s international identity, to the […]
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Image description: Doughnuts on a light blue background. The coronavirus pandemic has destroyed our economies, decimated industries, and cost millions their jobs. While this was taking place, our skies got clearer, our carbon footprints diminished, dolphins returned to the waters of Venice, and we took time to appreciate nature around us – after all, exercise […]
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Image description: A woman in a yellow protective suit puts on a white face mask. “We have failed in our collective capacity”, reported a recent WHO panel, “to create a protective web of human security”. Whilst measuring the comparative effectiveness of every state and territory may be difficult, it is becoming more evident that the […]
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Image Description: four hands raised from the bottom of the photo, each holding up a wad of cash When shopping online, the option to pay the full amount upfront is now often challenged by the alternative of paying in smaller weekly, bi-weekly, or even monthly interest-free instalments, over a set period of time, using the […]
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Image description: Phone on top of a messy stack of papers, magnifying glass over stock exchange information In late January, the price of GameStop shares rose steeply from just under $20 to a peak of over $450 per share. GameStop –a dying game retailer already suffering before the pandemic – suddenly achieved a higher share […]
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Image Description: three syringes with colourful liquid inside, in front of a flag of the EU. Vaccines! Our saving grace! Well…maybe not for the European Union. In light of a more protracted approval process when it came to the candidate vaccines themselves, and the recent spat with AstraZeneca, the EU as a whole is far […]
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Image Description: illustrated images of period products on a pink background. At the start of 2021 the UK Government announced that, from this year onwards, the tampon tax would be abolished in the entire country. This comes roughly three years after a protest was held outside Westminster, calling for an end to period poverty amid […]
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Image description: Drawing of a man saluting in a stadium. We are all too aware that football stadiums are eerily quiet and artificial crowd noise is just not capable of replacing the presence of football supporters. Football grounds are focal points for communities, and this is not the first time that governments have had to […]
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Image description: A fist in front of the Tunisian flag. Often touted as the sole success story of the Arab Spring, Tunisia remains troubled ten years on. As the birthplace of the Arab Spring, Tunisia is cited as evidence that democracy, the rule of law and peaceful political participation can be established, and even flourish, […]
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Image Description: a line of beer taps in a pub. Those who know me will know that I am partial to a pint or two. But, prior to alcoholic beverages entering my life, pubs already had a place in my heart. Not only do I come from a family of publicans, and lived in a […]
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Image Description: the White House, with an American flag flying for impact. PROPOSITION (Danial Hussain) America is divided. Martin Luther King described this dichotomy. On one side there is an America that pioneers and innovates, a country of optimism, determination and industry. On the other side is an America that feeds on hatred and division, […]
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The words “digital currency” typically conjure up associations of financial gambles, high volatility, and questionable practicality, all characteristic features of existing cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. However, with a new generation of cashless payment methods emerging in China, this might soon be set to change. After more than five years in development and a number of […]
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Image Description: Joe Biden speaking and standing behind a podium The inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States earlier this month may have brought a sense of optimism and a sigh of relief to millions, but it is far too soon to become complacent. Biden, working alongside the history-making Vice […]
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Image description: A table filled with trays of plates of food, cups and a water jug Boris Johnson’s latest venture in school meals policy, one with all the compassion you’d expect from a man known for tackling children to the ground, is the hasty extension of the government’s national voucher scheme. The scheme provides £15 […]
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Image Description: an Oxford skyline with cartoon images of the vaccine and the virus. Our Comment Columnists, Clara Morrissey and Dan Harrison, discuss the implications of national lockdowns, and whether they should be imposed. Dan Harrison is our On the Left columnist. He is a first year History and Politics student at Worcester. Uncertainty is […]
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