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Is a new centrist party really what young people want?

Earlier this month the Observer reported that Simon Franks, founder of LOVEFiLM and former Labour donor, has attracted up to fifty million pounds to revitalize the middle ground and create a new centrist party. In Westminster, the ideologies of the two main parties are moving further apart, and with the...
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By , May. 4, 2018

Is Nintendo Labo worth our two cents?

In a time when gaming companies are pursuing the most advanced and impressive software they can, Nintendo’s newest innovation is… cardboard. Nintendo Labo may seem like a huge gimmick – after all, how could a bunch of cardboard sculptures be anything else? What it is, however, is a load of...
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By , May. 2, 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo, artistry, and the question of genius

If there is one thing that can be agreed on, it is that Emmanuel Santos cannot sculpt Cristiano Ronaldo. In a somewhat surreal turn of events, sports website Bleacher Report commissioned the 41-year-old artist to have another ‘shot’ at a bronze bust of the Portuguese winger. The result: a bland...
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By , May. 2, 2018

The Boar interviews Kamal Ahmed: Student finance, student housing and BBC impartiality

Kamal Ahmed, the BBC economics editor and former business editor, spoke to Warwick students on Monday 30 April, in an event hosted by Warwick PPE society. Before the talk, The Boar spoke to Mr Ahmed about the government’s review into post-18 education, affordable housing for students and recent criticism of...
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By , May. 1, 2018