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Politics And The Youth: Does Our Vote Really Count?

With the UK General Elections coming up soon, there’s a lot of talk about who to vote for. Will the Tories be given a second chance or will Labour steal the show? Or will the Lib Dems manage to win trust back off the public? ...
by Priyanka Mogul
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A Free or Responsible Press?

“A great victory for the forces of oppression”, that’s how Trevor Kavanagh the associate editor of the Sun Newspaper described the Royal Charter drafted by UK politicians in the wake of the Leveson enquiry. “...
by James Walker
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Economy
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WATCH: Income distribution in the UK

The income gap between rich and poor in the UK has been growing over the past 30 years. Today British inequality has reached its highest levels seen since World War II. Despite this, British people are unaware of how serious i...
by Boel Marcks von Würtemberg
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Europe
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Muslim and Jewish Communities Team Up To Combat Prejudice In London

Jews and Muslims in London have a recent history of cooperation and collaboration. While much of the mainstream media and many demagogues peddle the idea – in order to drive a wedge between groups –  that the Muslim ...
by Katie O'Reilly-Boyles
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Economy
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Why We Should Encourage U-Turns by Politicians

Conviction politicians are applauded while those who flip flop around issues or commit U-turns are lambasted for not being decisive enough. This second sort are not leaders who inspire confidence in the electorate. But why is t...
by Joe Corry-Roake
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Middle East
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All Quiet on the Syrian Front: But Who are the Winners and Losers?

The rhetoric has been scaled-back. Potentially embarrassing Congressional votes have been avoided. Multinational conflict has (for now) become an unlikely possibility. In fact, since the chemical arms agreement with Syria was s...
by Miro Ralston
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Europe

David Cameron Urgently Needs To Bring Sex Ed Into The 21st Century

It has taken one young person to finally catch the attention of the country and make them realise the urgency behind the need for school’s to have sex education. Yas Necati, 17, has spoken out against the lack of support ...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Europe

Destruction of Guardian NSA Files: We Europeans Have Press Freedom Enshrined In Our Law Too

Last month the editor of the Guardian, the UK newspaper responsible for the publishing of Edward Snowden’s classified NSA files, wrote about how British security services compelled him to physically destroy the electronic equ...
by Gjis van Wanten
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Economy

Unacceptable Living Conditions: Why Austerity Has Failed

A few weeks ago, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, took the opportunity to publicly congratulate himself. Real GDP growth in the first quarter of 2013 was 0.3%, alleviating concerns of a triple-dip recession. Eve...
by Ved Menon
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