Nikolai Morton

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Deputy News Editor, 24/25

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Reform UK becomes biggest party in Warwickshire as Tories implode in local elections

Reform UK has become the largest party in Warwickshire following Thursday’s local elections, with the Conservatives’ eight-year hold on Warwickshire County Council coming to an end. The Council includes Leamington Spa, Warwick, and Kenilworth, and has control over bin collections and social services throughout the region, alongside other responsibilities. The...
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Posted May. 3, 2025

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SU President-elect to be announced by ‘mid-May’ after complaint investigation, Union confirms

Warwick Students’ Union (SU) has given another update on the result of the Presidential election almost 50 days after voting ended, confirming that “an indicative timescale” for the result will now be “mid-May”. Originally citing a “procedural irregularity” on election night (7 March), the SU has now confirmed that the...
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Posted Apr. 25, 2025

Finance National Finance Student Finance Warwick Finance

LinkedIn: a necessarily toxic economy

Nikolai Morton discusses the LinkedIn 'economy' and how its inherent toxicity is a necessity
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Posted Apr. 13, 2025

Opinion

Comment Corner: The lessons of student journalism

Though The Boar is becoming a big name in the world of UK student journalism, recently winning an overwhelming number of awards at the Midlands’ SPA Regionals and a nomination for Best Publication at the upcoming Nationals, many of us fell into this newspaper rather unexpectedly. My first experience with...
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Posted Apr. 3, 2025

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BREAKING: University announces Forum expansion, citing ‘overwhelmingly positive’ student reception

The University has today confirmed plans for a campus-wide ‘revamp’ based on the Forum, which is set to begin after Easter. A statement released by the University this morning announced the unprecedented development plan. “We are delighted with the overwhelmingly positive reaction students have exhibited towards the Forum in its...
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Posted Apr. 1, 2025

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after fatal stabbing in Coventry student neighbourhood

A man has been taken into custody on suspicion of murder after another man was fatally stabbed and one more seriously injured in a property in Coventry on Saturday 15 March. West Midlands Police attended the scene at a house on Newcombe Road (located in an Earlsdon neighbourhood popular among...
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Posted Mar. 15, 2025

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SU Spring Officer Elections 2025: Your new Sabbatical Team

Results have been announced for the 2025 SU Spring Officer Elections, with The Boar speaking to the new officers for 2026's Students' Union.
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Posted Mar. 10, 2025

Science & Tech technology

Tick… Tick… Boom? Why the Doomsday Clock is no mere scare tactic

If you saw 2023’s Oppenheimer, you’ll know that, towards the end of his life, the pork pie hat-sporting physicist was consumed with existential dread. Oppie was haunted by a feeling of responsibility for unleashing a nuclear ‘chain reaction’ upon humanity – one which could prove apocalyptic. According to scientists, 2025...
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Posted Mar. 10, 2025

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SU Spring Elections 2025 Interviews: Louis Gosling, President

In the run-up to the Warwick Students’ Union (SU) Spring Elections, The Boar and RAW 1251AM collaborated to offer all Full-Time Officer (FTO) candidates the opportunity to be interviewed. Louis Gosling, current SU Vice President for Sports, joined the student news team to talk about his campaign for President, and what his...
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Posted Mar. 4, 2025

Sport Varsity 2025

Varsity 2025: Warwick secures victory in nervy men’s football opener

As Varsity 2025 gets underway, Nikolai Morton reports on the Mens' Football
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Posted Mar. 1, 2025

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Warwick SU Elections 2025 Question Time Day 2: Full-Time Officers

As part of preparation for this week’s Students’ Union (SU) elections, The Boar recently attended a Question Time event for the candidates vying for the Part-Time Officer positions. Candidates for the positions were able to launch their campaigns with a short speech, followed by questions asked by The Boar, RAW 1251AM, and...
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Posted Feb. 28, 2025

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Lifestyle

Ale as old as time: Warwick’s Real Ale Festival returns for its 45th year

Abigail Warwick Real Ale Society’s annual Real Ale Festival arrived in the Copper Rooms for its 45th year. Declared as the biggest student-run beer festival in Europe, the wide variety of beers, ciders, wines, and mead are enough to entice Warwick’s student population and locals alike. A trip to the...
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Posted Feb. 24, 2025

Arts

The politics within the frame: How do presidential portraits sculpt a persona?

The US presidency has undergone many dramatic overhauls as the country approaches its 250th birthday. Yet, from the first founding fathers, to Trump’s historic non-consecutive terms, one thing has been constant: the presidential portrait. From the manner in which a new president presents himself in the official portrait (I use...
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Posted Feb. 14, 2025

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