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Why funding cuts cannot be the answer to England Cricket’s ‘white’ noise on racism.

Over the last year, long-standing concerns over racism in the sport of cricket have come to the forefront of the British media’s attention. First, former West Indian cricketer, Michael Holding published his impassioned book ‘Why We Kneel, How We Rise’. Commentator and former England cricketer, Mark Butcher’s acclaimed series ‘You Guys Are History’ told the stories of cricketers of colour and of the racism they suffered. Then came the investigation into racial discrimination at Yorkshire County Cricket Club
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POLICING IN A PANDEMIC: THE PERFECT EXCUSE?

The abduction and murder of Sarah Everard has resonated with many women, unfortunately reiterating that fears about walking alone at night are justified. What we are failing to understand is why, at a vigil to remember her death on Clapham Common, the Metropolitan Police manhandled and physically removed protesters in the name of upholding Coronavirus restrictions. It is an ‘us versus them’ mentality, even more so this week with Kill the Bill protests in Bristol returning this violent behaviour
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OUR PLANET OR THEIRS? HOW IMPACTFUL IS PERSONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY?

Responsibility is a daunting prospect. To look after someone, to look after yourself, finances, work, education and when it comes to the planet and its future, that is seriously big. To think that we have a duty of care to protect and improve our environment can feel like a burden, especially for younger generations who have been born into a world already out of balance. It is a human mantra that bigger is better, more is more, but the more our population grows, the more innovations and technology that require energy and resources, we are falling out of balance
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STEP INTO CHRISTMAS... AND THEN RIGHT BACK OUT AGAIN

Walking the streets around my home town, it is a comforting sight to see Christmas trees lighting up people’s windows. The jingle of Christmas songs on the radio has us singing louder and the taste of mulled wine seems sweeter, as the festive season prepares us for an escape from the boredom and depression of 2020 and the pandemic that has defined it. It is, after all, the most wonderful time of the year and so what else has a better chance of cheering us all up right now? Not to put a downer on the festivities, but we all know (despite
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WHY STUDENT 'DISOBEDIENCE' DESERVES YOUR ATTENTION THIS LOCKDOWN

It has been a comfort for students and young people themselves that they are at far less risk from COVID-19 than their elders. Nonetheless, it is becoming ever clearer that this pandemic is fuelling the fire of another, one that arguably puts younger people at a greater risk: the crisis of mental health. Never in our history have we quarantined healthy people. By shutting everyone indoors and restricting their social interaction to prevent the spread of one disease, we are
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Interview: Red Rum Club — The Hollow Of Humdrum

A year after the release of Red Rum Club’s stellar debut album Matador, the boys from Liverpool are back with their sophomore project The Hollow of Humdrum. While their debut album was followed by a nationwide tour, where the trumpet-toting sextet gained legions of new fans with their electrifying live performances - this time around it’ll be a bit longer before we see them in action. We spoke to Fran, lead singer of Red Rum Club, on the eve of the release of their incredible new album.
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Why Normal People Struggle with ‘Normal’ Endings

The much anticipated adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel Normal People has delivered BBC Three with its best ever week for programme requests, overtaking Killing Eve and thriving amongst a whole list of things to define lockdown 2020. It speaks to our love of binge-watching, relationships, and investment in the lives of fictional characters. However, what has really captured our attention is what it denies us: a typical happy ending. Something that we perhaps take for granted, the classical happi
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The Success of Women Leaders is Impressive, Not Innate: Men Should Try it Too

Silveria Jacobs, prime minister of Sint Maarten, a small country on the southern part of a Caribbean Island and little known amongst the collective of national leaders shouting about this health crisis, has said it best: “Simply. Stop. Moving.” Without the global prestige or reputation, Jacob’s simplistic language is wonderfully effective because it is true. When it takes the UK four years to “Get Brexit Done” (and the terms are still yet to be fully agreed…) this is how you get coronavirus done
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How Placing Humanity on Lockdown Has Let Nature Breathe (For Now)

It seems ironic and perhaps even disrespectful to look for positives in the midst of such a global crisis, but the most unexpected silver lining has emerged: a significant decline in the world’s air pollution. As nations battle to protect their economies, healthcare systems, businesses, and citizens from the coronavirus pandemic, one crisis has become the opportunity for a large scale experiment in how to tackle another. Its climate impact might be unintended – the result of stricter quarantines
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Coronavirus Anxiety: How to Help Yourself and Others

Events, socials, and holidays have been cancelled in response to the rise in cases of Coronavirus in the UK and it is a price we all have to pay to ensure the wellbeing of those more vulnerable than ourselves. But it is not only the virus that we are at risk of: Coronavirus-anxiety is yet another condition arising in the midst of a new global crisis. Not only is our health affected, but the new government guidelines threaten our social and mental wellbeing too. It is so important that we look a
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Learning to Love the ‘Angry Feminist’

The “paradox of declining female happiness” has been pointed out by economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers. American women rated their overall life satisfaction higher than men in the 1970s and, ever since, their scores have decreased, whilst men’s stay roughly the same. The same trend has been uncovered in Europe over the same period. With gains from the female suffrage movement and multiple waves of feminism, surely women should be found happier in recent times? But, who is to say that
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As One Crisis Ends…Climate Change Doesn't!

As Coronavirus sparks global hysteria, Britain leaves the EU and Harry and Meghan’s royal departure captivates the nation, the Australian bushfires that dominated the news and social media over Christmas appear to be over. Just this last week, more homes are reported lost as wind and thunderstorms hit New South Wales and Canberra, and a smoke health warning is issued. After mass reporting, fundraising and charity appeals, the worst of the fires might be beaten, but the crisis itself, the afterm
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Mind The Generational Gap: Could This Be Our Election “Youthquake”?

The 2017 general election saw social media flooded with praise over the reveal that 72% of 18–25-year-olds turned out to vote: a suspected “youthquake” in British politics. However, The British Election Study estimated a more realistic figure of between 40 and 50% — the same as in 2015 — and YouGov placed it at 58%, lessening the ferocity of this supposed eruption. With election votes being cast in a secret ballot, we can never be completely sure of how — or different — generational cohorts vote
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The Climate Change vs. Brexit Election: What Are We Voting For?

Now that Boris Johnson’s infamous 31st October Brexit deadline has passed, the race is on for him to “get Brexit done”, calling for a December snap election to establish his mandate. However, against a social backdrop of Extinction Rebellion, school strikes and ‘the Great Thunberg effect’, could this actually be the ‘climate election’? A poll of more than 2,000 people for ClientEarth, run by Opinium, has found that 54% thought that the issue of climate change would “greatly” or “somewhat” influ
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Voting FAQs for students

Voter registration is not currently automatic and so, if you have never applied to register, then you won’t be. You can register to vote online at: All you need is your National Insurance number, date of birth and current address. It takes 5 minutes! If you haven’t changed your details since you last voted, then they will be the same and possibly need updating for the next one. You can check your registration status by contacting your local registration office. Contact details can be found at
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Register to Vote: Demystifying The Process and How We Can Do Better

More than 9 million eligible UK voters are not correctly registered and are at risk of not being able to participate in a potential, upcoming snap election, according to research by the Electoral Commission. It has emerged that there are obvious gaps in the registration levels between young people, renters, low-income earners and minority people, compared with older, white home-owners. Why is this particular right so hard to exercise? Of course, the last few years have been flooded with post-B
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