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Image Description: The Elysee Palace Last November, after the terrorist beheading of Samuel Paty, a French teacher who had shown his class cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a lesson on freedom of expression, the discourse on laïcité and Islamic separatism was once again brought to the forefront of French politics. Paty had used a […]
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Image Description: Rishi Sunak holds up the Budget in the air The budget that Rishi Sunak delivered was unsurprising in one sense. It fitted neatly into the government’s pattern of thought, which is to think non-conservative thoughts and to act in a non-conservative way. Critics of the government often argue that Johnson’s administration has no […]
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Image Description: Keir Starmer looks confused Despite the multitude of crises engulfing this Conservative government, the Labour Party is facing an existential crisis. Labour is facing a government who, to most political observers, is the most incompetent and corrupt government in modern British Political History. The conservatives have had a horrendous response to the pandemic […]
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Image description: a London tube approaching a platform The London Night Tube service momentarily paused operations on Friday 20 March 2020, citing the lack of use over the various Coronavirus lockdown periods. However, the reluctance to reopen these services due to funding concerns has showed a serious need for such services now London’s nightlife is […]
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Image description: Group of protesters gathers in the SU buildings holding banners and signs ‘It Happens Here’ led a protest at 10pm on Wednesday night calling for meaningful and lasting change in response to levels of spiking experienced in Oxford. The protest began at the Student Union where a large group of approximately 40 students […]
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Image description: bar staff pouring alcohol into a clear shot glass at a bar TW: spiking, sexual assault, drink, drugs ‘It Happens Here’, a campaign group run by the SU is supporting a “Girls Night In” in Oxford on the 27th of October as a response to reported increased levels of spiking. The Oxford SU […]
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Cacophonous coughs echoing from mattress shanty towns; hands pining for offerings of food and change. Not Dickens though – this is the ever effervescent city of dreaming spires. From travel journals to television shows, Oxford is hailed as a vibrant, beautiful city. What one cannot fail to notice though, especially as it gets colder, is […]
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Image description: Boris Johnson holds a Cabinet meeting It must be difficult being Boris Johnson. For our would-be World King, a Cabinet reshuffle is a delicate balance. The Prime Minister has to traverse a narrow tight rope: he must not promote anyone too talented that could make him look bad in comparison, but he must […]
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Image description: Scientist in lab holding small test tube and pipette Endometriosis is a chronic condition where tissue similar to the womb lining grows outside the uterus. Symptoms can include pelvic pain which is worse during a period; extreme period pain; pain during or after sex; and difficulty getting pregnant. Current treatments are limited to […]
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Image description: Woman holds up sign stating covid-19 vaccine killed husband. Proposition – Poppy Atkinson Gibson The government’s announced NHS COVID Pass or vaccine passport which will allow access to crowded indoor settings such as nightclubs, and outdoor events including festivals and spectator sports has sparked fierce debate, with many railing against the introduction of […]
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Image description: Ulster Defence Association mural with man wearing balaclava and aiming a gun. “It is the people of Northern Ireland who will suffer” if an agreement is not reached over the Northern Ireland Protocol, stated Lord Jay of Ewelme, the head of a House of Lords committee examining the problem. What’s new? After months […]
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Image Description: a closed bar front with ‘Roddy’s Bar’ written on it and graffiti reading ‘stay home, thank you NHS, save lives’ PROPOSITION (Ciara Garcha) A 1918 Red Cross advert in the Washington Times recommended the use of “gauze mask(s) to halt the spread of the plague.” At the beginning of what would turn out […]
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Image Description: a banner reading ‘Refugees Welcome’ with a picture of Paddington Bear, in front of the UK Parliament The 14th of June marks the beginning of ‘Refugee Week,’ a UK-wide event to commemorate the lives and achievements of refugees and asylum seekers. The event has the aim of raising awareness of the challenges faced […]
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CW: mention of eating disorders, calorie counting. The UK government have this week confirmed their plans to make it mandatory for restaurants with over 250 employees to display the number of calories in each meal on their menus. This is a bid to curb obesity crisis as the government estimates almost two-thirds of English adults […]
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Image description: Two surgical masks on a white background On 21st May, Pfizer and BioNTech announced their pledge to provide COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries: to deliver one billion doses this year and another one billion in 2022. This is a promising step towards bridging the inequality gap between the so-called developing and developed world […]
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Image Description: black silhouette of a hand with a watch placing a vote in a ballot box against a white background. PROPOSITION (Ciara Garcha) The 1928 Equal Franchise Act gave the vote to women over the age of 21, placing them on equal terms to men for the first time in British history. Though the […]
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Image Description: A close up of Keir Starmer’s face I take full responsibility- Keir Starmer’s words in the aftermath of Labour’s loss at the Hartlepool by-election and a disappointing performance at local elections across the county. Yet, less than a day later, rumours were circulating that Starmer was moving to sack Deputy Leader, Angela Rayner, […]
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Image description: Boris Johnson speaking while sitting at a desk, in the background is a large UK flag PROPOSITION (Ciara Garcha) Plans to create a breakaway European Super League were likened to a “cartel” by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who assured fans that the government would not stand by while a small handful of owners […]
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Image Description: a screen with the twitter app on an app store. CW: mention of transphobia, misogyny, racism, discrimination. “Is trans woman a woman? Purely semantic. If you define by chromosomes, no. If by self-identification, yes. I call her “she” out of courtesy.” Richard Dawkins’ great courteousness in 2015 could be matched only by his […]
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