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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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‘One Member One Vote’ – Radical Reforms To UK Labour

Proposals to change the link between the UK Labour party and the trade unions have been approved at the party’s spring conference with 86% of members in favour of the new rules. The Labour Leader Ed Miliband had urged the pa...
by James Walker
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Take A Chance on Us: Young People Deserve Investment

Young people today are at the centre of a huge international crisis. Youth unemployment rates continue to soar globally, and many young people are finding themselves lost within their own societies. Our voices are not being hea...
by Scott Forbes
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Alex Salmond: Freedom for Scotland {Cartoon}

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Moving UK parliament away from Westminster is not the change we need

MPs may be forced to move out of Westminster in a relocation of the British Parliament. Cue cries of jubilation up and down the country from the many who would like to see power and influence devolved permanently from the capi...
by Lucy Ratcliffe
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The Press Needs to be Free(ish)

The Leveson Inquiry, set up as a result of the indiscretions of News International, has led to an increase in public doubt in journalistic integrity. According to a poll published by YouGov for the Media Standards Trust in 201...
by Urban Times
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Raising the Minimum Wage: Will it Work?

A recent proposal by George Osborne to increase the National Minimum Wage (NMW) has had a positive reception amongst politicians and the public alike. The plans include raising the minimum wage to £6.50, a 3% increase from the...
by Roland Mortimer
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One British Woman’s Fight To Save A Nigerian Woman And Her Daughters From A Cruel Tradition

As an active participant in the fight against FGM in the UK, Anj Handa was contacted by the Leeds Migrant Access Partnership early this year asking whether she would meet with one of their peer volunteers, indicating that they ...
by Priyanka Mogul
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How will the Greek election result affect the rest of Europe?

“The vicious cycle of austerity is over,” declared Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras on the day of his party’s election win. After six years of austerity, recession, mass unemployment and falling living standards, the Greek pe...
by Robert Van Egghen
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