Deficit: is it really a crisis?
Government’s higher education overreaction could spell disaster for promising youth
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Other Brown wins vote
It’s a yarn that’s been spun for almost as long as Congress has existed in America. Man of the people is elected to the legislature on a wave of popular disaffection in order to clean up the self-serving representatives of big government that hide behind an alleged loyalty to the...
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Judge shows mercy as ‘have a go’ heroes take the spotlight
With the release of Munir Hussain on a ‘mercy’ judgment, the criminal law relating to self defence has once more been thrown into controversy. Hussein had been convicted of assaulting an intruder, Walid Salem, who had threatened Hussain’s family and tied them up after intrusion into their home. Hussain later...
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Airbrushed Dave jumps the gun
Parties’ public image takes precedence over policy as election race starts to heat up
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Why the Tories’ education policy is backwards
So the Tories have announced their education policy which is, by their own admission, “brazenly elitist”. It seems that criticising the Conservatives is almost all I do these days, but this one is particularly worth it. Since when has elitism been praiseworthy? Well, I suppose that depends. Wiktionary – the...
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Bankrolling redundancy
“When British taxpayers bailed out the banks, they would never have believed that their money would now be used to put British people out of work.” As Nick Clegg spoke these words in the Commons, the prospective deal for the American company Kraft to maximise their chances of a monopoly...
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In critical condition: allow the distasteful
Censoring a production that many oppose merely serves to narrow expression and capacity for criticism
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Letters: The Boar is Improving
Dear Sir, As an avid reader of your bi-weekly filth-bucket I would like to congratulate you on holding my attention for all of 10 minutes. I found a total of 0.5 articles that interested me last week, a 200 percent increase on the previous week. Yours faithfully, Angus McDinglebury
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Letters: Wasting Tuition Fees
Dear Sir, I would like to draw some attention to Warwick University’s inexcusable ability to waste our tuition money on frivolous projects, namely the landscaping work taking place next to the Arts Centre, and the acquisition of brand new vans with fancy pseudo-police markings for the Security staff. At a...
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Letters: Reflecting on OWW
Dear Sir, I want to express my gratitude to the entire One World Forum team, who did a spectacular job organising last week’s talks and discussions. We had heated arguments on deforestation, reflections on the current political disenchantment, debates on where to draw the line between our freedoms and our...
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Chilcot: what a waste of time
With the government choosing its remit and no specific legal angle, the inquiry is poorly spent money
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Smile, goddamnit
Optimism celebrated on what is scientifically the most depressing day of the year
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The Road to Contrition
Repentance seems unlikely as our former Prime Minister takes centre stage once again
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