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How did political discourse get so toxic?

Youv’e probably heard of desensitisation. It means becoming less aware of a problem by getting used to its presence. That was certainly the case in F Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ where citizens of 20th century New York would repeatedly attend wild parties to mask the void in their lives...
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By , Nov. 22, 2019

Don’t let a student budget hold you back from travelling around the UK

Travelling around the UK does not mean that you have to go into your overdraft and only eat noodles and oven chips for weeks afterwards. I’m writing this article as someone who is used to getting around the country on a budget. Even before being a student, if I wanted to go to places and see things, I had to think things through.
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By , Nov. 22, 2019

Ms. Marvel’s Avengers: Kamala Khan

Unless you have been living under a rock for the last decade, you almost certainly know who the Avengers are. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has dominated global box offices in the past few years, with record-breaking titans such as Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame leading to eager anticipation...
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By , Nov. 22, 2019

All prisoners should be able to access student loans

All arguments surrounding the United Kingdom’s prison system can be boiled down to the debate of rehabilitation or punishment. A recent report by the Open University and Higher Education Policy Institute gets to the very heart of this debate. It proposed that prisoners serving longer sentences should be able to take out...
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By , Nov. 22, 2019