As part of its coverage for the 2024 general election, The Boar offered candidates standing for the major parties in the University’s local area the opportunity to be interviewed on their policies, their platform, and their stance on student issues. One of those who accepted was Hema YellaPragada, the Green...
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Switzerland showed themselves as true contenders for Euro 2024, ending the Azurri reign in a convincing 2–0 win at the Olympiastadion. The in-form Ruben Vargas smoothly turned onto his right foot on the edge of the Italian box, slipping in a perfectly weighted ball for Freuler to gallop onto. Freuler...
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The world’s fourth-oldest living man, John Farringdon, has celebrated his 111th birthday at his care home, Cubbington Mill, in Leamington Spa. Mr Farringdon, who is older than the invention of stainless steel, crosswords, and the Panama Canal, celebrated the big day with a glass of whiskey, an ABBA tribute band,...
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With traditional party loyalties eroding by the day, Britain’s electorate is becoming ever more fragmented and volatile, undermining the two-party duopoly. This is exemplified by the rise of Britain’s burgeoning Green Party. Since 2019, the Party has enjoyed record levels of electoral success, with its tally of elected councillors rising...
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Since England were crowned champions in the 2022 UEFA Women’s Euro final, all eyes have been on the Lionesses as women’s football continues to witness a surge in popularity. As these footballers have been catapulted into the public eye, there is not only an increase in demand for televised women’s...
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We’re now under one week from the general election, and the campaign is at fever pitch. After 24 hours or so of feverish speculation, Rishi Sunak announced an election as dark clouds, quite literally, gathered above Downing Street. Channels from the BBC, to ITV and Channel 4 then rushed to...
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Three Spires Guildhall (TSG), a theatre society based in Coventry, returned to the Warwick Arts Centre last week for their annual musical. This year’s choice, the classic riches-to-more-academic-riches tale: Legally Blonde. The energy in the auditorium for their final performance on the evening of Saturday 15 June was palpable. Small...
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Jasper Young discusses the effect of Taylor Swift's recent release of her latest album, 'The Tortured Poets Department'.
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The Warwick Conservative Association has been suspended by the University Students’ Union (SU), pending an external investigation into allegations of antisemitism. This comes after ‘leaked’ footage showed attendees of the society’s annual Chairman’s Dinner dancing to ‘Erika’, a WWII German marching song associated with the Nazi Party. To ensure that...
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Two of Warwick University’s main political societies, Warwick Labour and Warwick Liberal Democrats, have each written an open letter addressing students at the University as to why they should vote for their respective parties on July 4th. The University of Warwick Conservative Association was also contacted but they declined to...
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Ahead of the upcoming general election on 4 July 2024, political parties have released their manifestos, including the student-focused policies that they promise to implement. As university students across the UK prepare to cast their vote, it is important that they know how each party’s planned policies will affect their...
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With the context of the upcoming UK general election, Sinai Ejechi summarises what each of the party’s manifestos have to say about flooding – a key issue pressing the UK as a result of climate change.
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