In this article, Lex Gillard argues that price match guarantees by Tesco and Sainsbury’s reduce competition by removing incentives to undercut Aldi, keeping prices high.
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The University of Warwick is committed to cutting direct greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030 and 80% by 2035, based on a 2018-19 baseline. This is one of many of Warwick’s continued commitments under its updated Environmental Sustainability Strategy. The updated strategy builds on Warwick’s 2022 ‘Way to Sustainable’ plan and further emphasises sustainability, making...
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Lex Gillard and Sonali Deshpande, in the print edition, present an investigative finance piece examining Warwick students’ trust in political parties on the economy, revealing strong support for the Green Party alongside broader dissatisfaction and disengagement with the UK’s political landscape.
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Lex Gillard examines India’s ambition to reach developed-country status by 2047 and argues that without major investment in education and human capital, the goal may remain aspirational.
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Our outgoing Editorial Board for 2025–26 bid farewell, and give their final thoughts about their time with The Boar. Martin Day – Editor-in-Chief How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. My time at Uni has been so absurdly defined by this paper, and its gradually...
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The pub remains one of Britain’s best-loved institutions, and as community spaces continue to be shut down and society becomes increasingly atomised, it seems they remain more important than ever. However, last summer saw eight pub closures a week, as many local institutions were unable to keep their doors open....
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Plans to equalise wages for all adults by raising wages for 18-to-20-year-olds may be delayed due to a worsening youth unemployment crisis. Youth unemployment in the UK has hit 16.1%, the highest level in more than a decade, and the first time on record that the UK average has been...
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Council tax in Warwickshire will rise by than less than the maximum allowed increase this year despite resistance from Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Greens. Warwickshire County Council has agreed to a rise of 4.44% in council tax, which will add £80 per year to those with a Band...
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Increased academic pressure at age 15 is linked to higher rates of depression, self-harm, and suicide attempts into early adulthood, according to a study by University College London (UCL). Researchers at UCL reviewed longitudinal data from approximately 5,000 young people born in 1991 and 1992. These students were asked to...
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Three-quarters of UK students have reported feeling stressed over the possibility of being wrongly flagged by AI plagiarism detectors, according to YouGov. They surveyed 2,373 students and found that 60% experienced stress when using generative AI, with international students twice as likely to report “a lot” of stress. Of those...
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Lex Gillard discusses the potential impacts of central bank digital currency adoption, and how it provides little benefit at the cost of significant risk.
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Calls for the “doomed” student loan system to be replaced by a graduate tax are increasing as over two-fifths of people believe that the government should write off some or all student debt. John Blake resigned as Director of Fair Access at the Office for Students last month and told...
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The government has announced a £15 billion ‘Warm Homes Plan’ to help millions of families benefit from solar panels and other green tech to lower their energy bills. It will provide this £15 billion to help families over the next 5 years in a bid to create a “rooftop revolution”, tripling...
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