The Soviet economy: Born in death, part one
Cianan Sheekey discusses the failures of the USSR's command economy, and how they led to its inevitable collapse
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Cianan’s Column: International break is over – here’s how to navigate the return of FPL
Do not fret, folks: the international break is over, and we are free. Watching international football is riveting during tournaments, but when qualifiers interrupt a weekend of Premier League football? Frustrating, though unavoidable. With this glorious return comes the return of FPL, so it’s time to delve back into some...
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Daily Mail ranks Warwick sixth-best UK university
Warwick has ranked joint sixth place alongside the University of Strathclyde in the Daily Mail’s 2026 university rankings. Warwick has placed above the universities of St Andrews, Bristol, Bath, Durham, and King’s College to retain its position from last year. The rankings, led by Imperial College London, Cambridge, and Oxford, described...
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Cianan’s Column: The gameweek from Hell
Well, that certainly was a thrilling weekend of football, with some scintillating matches, including Tottenham’s shock result against Manchester City away from home, Everton’s first win at their new stadium as they saw off Brighton, and Liverpool’s last-gasp winner at St. James’ Park to beat Newcastle. However, in terms of...
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Engage with Reform or risk being ‘sidelined’, education chiefs told
University leaders have been encouraged to engage more seriously with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK amid the party’s continued rise in support. As of 4 August, YouGov polling suggests that 28% of people intend to vote for Reform in the next UK general election – seven percentage points more than Labour,...
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Cianan’s Column: No need to panic ahead of FPL GW2
Don’t worry – you’re not alone. Thousands, if not millions, of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players are feeling jittery following the conclusion of the first gameweek, the point in the Fantasy season where it’s easiest to feel like you’ve made mistakes, whether you suffered a harrowing one-pointer with Frimpong, missed...
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New research warns of ‘alarming’ underestimation in university job cuts, as over 20,000 jobs at risk
As many as 20,000 higher education jobs could be at risk, as a new survey has revealed the true extent of redundancies facing the sector. Rebecca Harrison, a former lecturer at the Open University, and David Harvie, who previously served as the University and College Union’s (UCU) treasurer, surveyed 349...
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Toby Fox Goes BIG SHOT with Deltarune Chapters 3 & 4
Water is wet, grass is green, the Pope is Catholic, and Toby Fox makes great games. Whether it’s Undertale or any of Deltarune’s first four chapters, I have Fox down as 5-0 – and a gleaming 5-0 at that. Coming straight from your house, the long-awaited third and fourth chapters...
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The New Deal and FDR’s art of fiscal reimagination
Cianan Sheekey discusses the pivotal impact Franklin D. Roosevelt had on American government, fiscal policy and politics.
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Education Committee launches inquiry into financial viability of universities
The Education Committee has opened an inquiry into the precarious fiscal situation of the UK’s higher education institutions. Following the release of a troubling report by the Office for Students, outlining the ill health of the sector’s finances and a growing inability to depend on income from international students (as...
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Climate Warriors: John Prescott – The British political stalwart environmentalism forgot
Caroline Lucas, Ed Miliband, and Theresa May – and to a lesser extent, Margaret Thatcher, Boris Johnson, and David Cameron – are all (somewhat) defensible answers to the question, which British politician has contributed most to the environmentalist movement? Many of these options highlight the typical tension between rhetoric and action,...
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Comment Corner: The Warwick rebrand
As the 2024/2025 academic year came to an end, so too did the iconic ‘W’ brand of the University of Warwick. Replacing it is a brand-new image for the University, complete with a new crest, colour palette, and font. Needless to say, the changes have caused some controversy among the...
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In Iran, we risk repeating the mistakes of Iraq 22 years later
It’s been 22 years since an Anglo-American force invaded Iraq under the pretence that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Despite deeply antithetical public sentiment towards the conflict, a brutal war began. America and Britain rushed into a conflict for which the nation’s respective leaders, George W. Bush...
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