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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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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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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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Syria 101: All You Need To Know

If you’ve paid any attention to the news at all over the last week you would have heard of the ongoing debate on military intervention in Syria. In fact, you would have heard nothing but. Should the U.S. intervene in Syri...
by Priyanka Mogul
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After Losing the Parliamentary Debate on Syria, Should David Cameron Resign?

For the first time since 1782, a British Prime Minister failed to carry a war motion through the House of Commons. David Cameron’s failure to win a parliamentary motion to attack Syria is huge, particularly since the moti...
by Allison Midori Reilly
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Syria: The U.S. Response

What began in Syria with young schoolboys spraying anti-government graffiti on the walls of a school in March 2011 has erupted from peaceful protestation to civil war. In a country held sway by an authoritarian regime, Presiden...
by Virginia Winslow
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Scottish Independence: Is It Worth it?

The Scots’ usual response to George Osborne is that which he had to endure during his appearance at the Paralympics, yet on Tuesday he still went ahead and voiced his doubt about the viability of all the potential currenc...
by Matthew Campsie
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The American Irony: Guns for Protection Against Guns

As the United Nations voted through the long awaited Arms Trade Treaty in early April, the United States  is still unable to achieve small amendments to their gun bill. President Obama expressed his disappointment, calling A...
by Boel Marcks von Würtemberg
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I Disagree With Much of What Margaret Thatcher Did – But I Won’t Celebrate Her Death

We all knew this day was bound to come sooner or later. Margaret Thatcher, Conservative Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990, has long suffered from ill-health, including a severe case of dementia. The hero of the right, and villai...
by William Tucker
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