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Monday 1 March, 2010
Why the Conservatives' six key pledges are really really good, without a hint of sarcasm
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Monday 1 March, 2010
It is a terrible world we live in when we can only pay attention to those issues celebrities investigate and tell us about
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Monday 1 March, 2010
Despite Cameron’s attempt to make it a party matter, we should be uniting against the increasing sexualisation of the young
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Monday 1 March, 2010
The Swiss-Libyan spat is a new indicator of the EU’s disunity
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Monday 1 March, 2010
The “Miss Warwick University 2010” competition claims not to be sexist despite reinforcing norms and prejudices
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Monday 1 March, 2010
By censoring consequences of violence in films and TV shows, we risk misunderstanding its implications
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Monday 1 March, 2010
Gordon Brown's recent shows of emotion reek of desperation in a time when a politician's personality is forefront
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Monday 1 March, 2010
A new wave of immigrants selling the non-profit magazine may be putting off the public from shelling out
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Monday 1 March, 2010
The Boar wishes our new president all the best as he prepares to take office in the Bubble
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Tuesday 16 February, 2010
Dimbleby and the gang roll into the Arts Centre to take a host of questions from the audience
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Tuesday 16 February, 2010
While the Prime Minister rethinks voting nationwide, at Warwick it is time to vote ourselves
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Tuesday 16 February, 2010 - 1 comment
The Conservatives laud their eco-credentials, but analysing the details of their rail and air plans belied a great hypocricy
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Tuesday 16 February, 2010
Lack of support in the Politics department can leave us students feeling like we're flailing in the dark
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Tuesday 16 February, 2010
It's time to put aside excuses about health and costs. Bring back Battered, the Union takeaway, so we can satiate our hunger after a campus night out.
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Saturday 13 February, 2010
Alastair Campbell's tears represent a trend towards politicians demonstrating humanity to the public.
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Saturday 13 February, 2010
It's fair to have a sense of humour, but surely our sense of decency and ethics should help us know when a line has been crossed.
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Saturday 13 February, 2010
The past of Berlusconi’s party is overlooked as he reaps the sympathy from his ‘assassination attempt’
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Saturday 13 February, 2010
‘Interesting Times’ in the assisted suicide debate as Sir Terry gives us his side of the argument
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Saturday 13 February, 2010
Jayne Innes talks to the Boar about being a woman in politics from Warwick student to parliamentary candidate
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Tuesday 2 February, 2010
By penning these words I will have managed to write an article for the Boar in four consecutive years. In my time here some things have changed, dare I say for the better, and some things have stagnated.
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Tuesday 24 November, 2009
There is little point remembering the dead if we fail to listen to the warnings they leave us. The ‘shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells’ are no artefact, nor has the ‘monstrous anger of the guns’ been silenced across the world.
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Sunday 8 November, 2009
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” reads the …
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Sunday 8 November, 2009
Prince Edward's Aussie comments were insensitive and simply misguided.
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Sunday 8 November, 2009
New vocabulary from the police surrounding 'domestic extremism' criminalises the idea of organised protest, as well as having further reaching consequences.
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Tuesday 27 October, 2009
Despite the ostensible political conflicts in the media, the language used shows uniformity of purpose.
Comment
Better the devil you know? Robert Leedham
Monday 1 March, 2010As we talk to Gordon Brown, his plea for voters to take a 'long hard look' at his opponents could well hit home
China’s execution: context before criticism China in Focus
Monday 1 March, 2010In order to fully contend with Chinese issues, we must consider them in their political and cultural context
Is a well-rounded education to be History? Beth Baker
Tuesday 16 February, 2010Schools are making a mistake in diminishing the role of History in curricular education
Latest
Two Penn’orth: Six degrees of aggravation James Appleton
Monday 1 March, 2010Why the Conservatives' six key pledges are really really good, without a hint of sarcasm
Sage Lindsey Lohan tells us trafficking is wrong Kasia Delgado
Monday 1 March, 2010It is a terrible world we live in when we can only pay attention to those issues celebrities investigate and tell us about
Uniting to stop child sexualisation Meg Mansworth
Monday 1 March, 2010Despite Cameron’s attempt to make it a party matter, we should be uniting against the increasing sexualisation of the young
Gaddafi’s Beau Geste Leonardo Goi
Monday 1 March, 2010The Swiss-Libyan spat is a new indicator of the EU’s disunity
Nothing says ‘female empowerment’ like a university beauty pageant Chris Browne
Monday 1 March, 2010The “Miss Warwick University 2010” competition claims not to be sexist despite reinforcing norms and prejudices
Diet violence Chris O'Brien
Monday 1 March, 2010By censoring consequences of violence in films and TV shows, we risk misunderstanding its implications
Crying is the new smiling for British politicians Jen McPherson
Monday 1 March, 2010Gordon Brown's recent shows of emotion reek of desperation in a time when a politician's personality is forefront
Homelessness still the Big Issue Elle Stanford
Monday 1 March, 2010A new wave of immigrants selling the non-profit magazine may be putting off the public from shelling out
Good luck Mr Stevens
Monday 1 March, 2010The Boar wishes our new president all the best as he prepares to take office in the Bubble
Warwick campus hosts QT
Tuesday 16 February, 2010Dimbleby and the gang roll into the Arts Centre to take a host of questions from the audience
Focus on voting
Tuesday 16 February, 2010While the Prime Minister rethinks voting nationwide, at Warwick it is time to vote ourselves
Rail link tests Tories’ greenness Emily Wight
Tuesday 16 February, 2010 - 1 commentThe Conservatives laud their eco-credentials, but analysing the details of their rail and air plans belied a great hypocricy
Why pay £3,000 for a library card? Chris O'Brien
Tuesday 16 February, 2010Lack of support in the Politics department can leave us students feeling like we're flailing in the dark
Getting ‘Battered’ in the Union Thomas Wales
Tuesday 16 February, 2010It's time to put aside excuses about health and costs. Bring back Battered, the Union takeaway, so we can satiate our hunger after a campus night out.
Labour of love Carl Andrew
Saturday 13 February, 2010Alastair Campbell's tears represent a trend towards politicians demonstrating humanity to the public.
Knowing when not to cross the comedy line Meg Mansworth
Saturday 13 February, 2010It's fair to have a sense of humour, but surely our sense of decency and ethics should help us know when a line has been crossed.
Politics, Mafia and everlasting contradictions Leonardo Goi
Saturday 13 February, 2010The past of Berlusconi’s party is overlooked as he reaps the sympathy from his ‘assassination attempt’
Pratchett ready to write his last lines Katie Herring
Saturday 13 February, 2010‘Interesting Times’ in the assisted suicide debate as Sir Terry gives us his side of the argument
Women in Westminster Victoria Fowler
Saturday 13 February, 2010Jayne Innes talks to the Boar about being a woman in politics from Warwick student to parliamentary candidate
The times they aren’t a-changing Chris Browne
Tuesday 2 February, 2010By penning these words I will have managed to write an article for the Boar in four consecutive years. In my time here some things have changed, dare I say for the better, and some things have stagnated.
Lest we remember Chris Browne
Tuesday 24 November, 2009There is little point remembering the dead if we fail to listen to the warnings they leave us. The ‘shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells’ are no artefact, nor has the ‘monstrous anger of the guns’ been silenced across the world.
Unhealthy debate needs real leadership to cure healthcare Alex Botting
Sunday 8 November, 2009“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” reads the …
Death drive is not key to youthful adventure Ian Robinson
Sunday 8 November, 2009Prince Edward's Aussie comments were insensitive and simply misguided.
Confessions of a domestic extremist Chris Browne
Sunday 8 November, 2009New vocabulary from the police surrounding 'domestic extremism' criminalises the idea of organised protest, as well as having further reaching consequences.
But words will never hurt me Chris Browne
Tuesday 27 October, 2009Despite the ostensible political conflicts in the media, the language used shows uniformity of purpose.
Archive
Politics
Crying is the new smiling for British politicians Jen McPherson
Monday 1 March, 2010Gordon Brown's recent shows of emotion reek of desperation in a time when a politician's personality is forefront
Why pay £3,000 for a library card? Chris O'Brien
Tuesday 16 February, 2010Lack of support in the Politics department can leave us students feeling like we're flailing in the dark
Editorial
Good luck Mr Stevens
Monday 1 March, 2010The Boar wishes our new president all the best as he prepares to take office in the Bubble
Warwick campus hosts QT
Tuesday 16 February, 2010Dimbleby and the gang roll into the Arts Centre to take a host of questions from the audience
Two Penn'orth
Two Penn’orth: Six degrees of aggravation James Appleton
Monday 1 March, 2010Why the Conservatives' six key pledges are really really good, without a hint of sarcasm
The times they aren’t a-changing Chris Browne
Tuesday 2 February, 2010By penning these words I will have managed to write an article for the Boar in four consecutive years. In my time here some things have changed, dare I say for the better, and some things have stagnated.
Topics
Health
Pratchett ready to write his last lines Katie Herring
Saturday 13 February, 2010‘Interesting Times’ in the assisted suicide debate as Sir Terry gives us his side of the argument
Unhealthy debate needs real leadership to cure healthcare Alex Botting
Sunday 8 November, 2009“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” reads the …
Protest
Confessions of a domestic extremist Chris Browne
Sunday 8 November, 2009New vocabulary from the police surrounding 'domestic extremism' criminalises the idea of organised protest, as well as having further reaching consequences.
But words will never hurt me Chris Browne
Tuesday 27 October, 2009Despite the ostensible political conflicts in the media, the language used shows uniformity of purpose.
Barack Obama
Nobel prize will spur US
Wednesday 14 October, 2009Obama's award should not be seen as a snub to those passed over but as a victory for diplomacy.
When the livin’ is easy… James Appleton
Monday 5 October, 2009 - 2 commentsFollowing the three month summer break, the comment team provides a swift recap of all the main events to make you laugh, cry, and burst with righteous indignation.