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My Time With Shrek
The Birmingham Hippodrome's auditorium, consisting of 2000 seats is completely empty as I sit with Shrek. That was probably one sentence I'll never type again. In celebration of Shrek The Musical...
View ArticleDeflowering Scotland
Little in politics has such a potentially eternal effect than the prospect of Scotland leaving the United Kingdom. The life injected into Scottish politics during the referendum campaign is testament...
View ArticleWhy I am So Very Bored of Negative Portrayals of Abortion in Soap Land
Why is it that every portrayal of abortion on my TV screen is a negative one? Reality check... Abortions can be a positive thing too and considering one in three women in the UK have had an abortion, I...
View ArticleInheritance Tax: Why We Shouldn't Give Up on It
Recently there has been an attempt to rehash the debate as to whether we should abolish inheritance tax. From Nigel Farage to fellow student blogger, Lewis Worrow, it is interesting how the Right are...
View ArticleBeyonce Fan Makes Boyfriend Sit Er, Beyonce Exam So They Can Stay Together
A super-Beyoncé fan has had a taste of her own fame after setting her boyfriend an exam on the bootylicious singer to figure out whether they were well suited for each other. The boyfriend proved he...
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Starbucks Employees Will Get Free Four-Year College Tuition Paid For Them
Starbucks has announced a radical new incentive to work for them in an attempt to "redefine the role and responsibility of a public company". The US java giant is handing out free four-year university...
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Why I Challenged Farage on Racism
I confronted Nigel Farage about racism in a video that has gone viral. Here's why I did it. On the night of 27 March, I was invited to Sky News studios to watch and tweet about #BattleForNumber10,...
View ArticleNot Just an Ugly Face
If you're friends with a woman, it is unforgivable to call her ugly. This was not always the case. Jane Eyre, (Jane Eyre), Lizzie Bennet (Pride and Prejudice), Esther Summerson (Bleak House): these are...
View ArticleInterview with 'Salvage' Author Keren David
The books shortlisted in the YA Book Prize (last blog post) are all compelling, intricate and diverse- spanning a wide range of genres and writing styles. There is every and any subject covered in this...
View ArticleGeneral Election 2015: What Are the Possible Outcomes?
Let's face it, the upcoming general election is basically a free for all. No-one has a darn clue what's going to happen. But saying that, there are a few possibilities. We've had a rummage around and...
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General Election 2015: Here's Where The UK's Main Political Parties Stand On...
Education is naturally a pretty important policy for young people. After all, it's something which shapes your life. It goes without saying its a battleground for political parties; each trying to put...
View ArticleCompulsory Voting Is a Lazy Option
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) have released a report suggesting that young people should be forced to vote in the first election after they turn 18. They rightly point out that, 'the...
View ArticleI Cannot Erase My Existence and Therefore I am Going to Get Better
The state of my current mental health is probably the worst yet. I guess I was bobbing along life and sometimes a big wave would come along and I would struggle for a few days and then I would go back...
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The People Of Iraq Risked Their Lives To Vote. So Why Do We Take It So Lightly?
Baghdad, April 2014. Congregations of Iraqis queue for hours at polling stations to cast their vote, defiant in the face of suicide bomb threats. The danger is imminent; the United Nations issues...
View ArticleBest Universities That Offer Top Student Experience Revealed According To...
The student experience is more than just study groups and curriculums, and reflecting the complex facets that contribute to you having the best educational time of your life is the new Times annual...
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What to Wear to an Interview at Vogue
I have an interview at Vogue. For me, and others like me, there is nothing else; there is only Vogue. Vogue is fashion Valhalla and Alexandra Shulman is Odin. Once I step foot inside of 1 Hanover...
View ArticleThousands Of New Apprenticeships Created By Brand That Owns Costa Coffee And...
Thousands of new apprenticeships and work experience places are to be created by Premier Inn and Costa Coffee owner Whitbread. The company announced it will take on around 1,200 apprentices across its...
View ArticleIs a Labour Minority Government Ideal for Labour's Left and the Country?
The magic number is 326. This is the number of seats a party needs to win to form a majority government. As of 6 April, the Conservative Party is projected to win 287 seats, Labour 271, Liberal...
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The Food Waste Revolution Putting an End to Hunger
The Real Junk Food Café is situated in Armley, a short bus ride south west from Leeds City Centre. Entering the town, it is easy to lose count of the number of factory buildings that remain abandoned,...
View ArticleBridging the Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics sector (STEM)...
I recently read an alarming statistic in the IET Skills Survey, revealing that only 6% of the UK engineering workforce is female - the lowest in Europe. As someone who works in the energy sector, this...
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