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POLITICS | December 27, 2017
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NOV 16, 2017 | 08:20 GMT Lioui Benhamou
The politics of Rick and Morty
Analysis Popular media can have an important role in changing perceptions, shaping opinions and ultimately driving social change. In this article, we examine the political narratives behind the cartoon show "Rick and Morty"
NOV 13, 2017 | 09:32 GMT Marie Kaul
The epistocratic alternative
Analysis Voter apathy, misinformation and structural bias are well-known problems in contemporary democracies. We critically engage with a possible solution to the ailing democratic process: informed pluralistic epistocracy
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OCT 04, 2017 | 09:00 GMT Samuel Lindblad, Richard Bolton
competition in a fatal game
Analysis Confusion, shock and disbelief prevailed in Luton, and across the UK, with the collapse of Monarch Airlines earlier this week. We unpack the market trends, governmental responsabilities and consumer dynamics involved
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JUN 19, 2017 | 19:55 GMT Samuel Lindblad
A long way home
Analysis The past few decades have seen significant improvements in the rights of LGBT people across many Western nations. But the road to equality is a long one, and there is still much work to be done
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JUN 19, 2017 | 08:10 GMT Richard Bolton
Grenfell Tower:
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MAY 22, 2017 | 08:00 GMT Richard Bolton
The student loan debacle
Analysis Tuition fees were first introduced at British universities in 1998 and since then the discussion over how students to pay for them has gained prominence. We discuss the financial conundrums of today's student loans
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MAR 14, 2017 | 19:44 GMT Alessandro Massa
An idea whose time has come?
Analysis The concept of a universal basic income has become fashionable in academic and policy circles, but doubts about its merits abound. We discuss this revolutionary idea which could change the dynamics of modern societies
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FEB 22, 2017 | 19:31 GMT Richard Bolton
Selling off the family silver
Analysis This week American giant Kraft-Heinz abandoned its £115bn takeover bid for Unilever. Today, we look at the longer term impacts for the UK economy in selling off our assets to service debts and the implications for a Brexiteering Britain on the High Seas
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FEB 03, 2017 | 19:56 GMT Samuel Lindblad
From the internet with love
Feature Breaking into the market has become especially tough for young artists in the age of social media, but credible alternatives are forming. We bring you an inside perspective on online collectives
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JAN 28, 2017 | 18:51 GMT Ryan Khurana
Oxfam, Davos, and Inequality Today
Analysis Last week Oxfam International released a report on inequality, where it claims that eight men own the same wealth as half the world. Several controversies over the report's methodology require a critical examination
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JAN 22, 2017 | 08:15 GMT Richard Bolton
The state of British values
Analysis British values have been left to linger in the shadows for too long, any mention of them often interpreted as a call for the renaissance of Imperial Britain. Their revival through a humanist approach could create a more harmonious society in the UK today
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DEC 12, 2016 | 18:26 GMT Candice Chau
Hong Kong:
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DEC 04, 2016 | 08:30 GMT Aaron Zitnik
Austria and the European Union
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DEC 01, 2016 | 08:30 GMT Edoardo Tricerri
Politicising Referenda:
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NOV 28, 2016 | 16:38 GMT Lioui Benhamou
A Moderate Revolution
Analysis François Fillon won this weekend's primary and will be the main opponent to Front National's Marine Le Pen in the French Presidential Elections. We tell you what to expect from the months ahead
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NOV 20, 2016 | 18:00 GMT Lioui Benhamou
Politics in the time of
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NOV 02, 2016 | 20:00 GMT António Rolo Duarte
Boots instead of briefcases?
Analysis Sport was for decades overlooked by politicians and diplomats, but times are changing. We look at how modern governments such as the UK can use sporting competitions and athletes to their advantage
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NOV 01, 2016 | 08:00 GMT Jonathan Mason
Brexit: reasons to be optimistic?
Comment The result of the EU referendum spread shock waves across the United Kingdom. But there are also reasons for the country to be confident about the triggering of Article 50
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OCT 11, 2016 | 20:27 GMT Tyler Bryce
The Pearl of the Danube
Travel Benefiting from a rich cultural history and a vibrant city life, Budapest's tourism industry has been growing for years. Could it become the next "go-to" student city in Europe?
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JUN 06, 2016 | 15:17 GMT Samuel Lindblad
"We need to take a step back from this sense of charismatic controversy"
Interview General Secretary Naa Acquah is the first black woman to lead The University of Manchester Students’ Union. As she prepares for a second term in office, we speak to her about leadership, personal ambitions and the seemingly inevitable free speech controversies
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"Nobody was there from my family when I became chancellor"
Interview Against all the odds, the most loved poet in Manchester is now chancellor of The University of Manchester. We spoke to Lemn Sissay about the city, the new chancellorship and what it took for him to get to where he is today
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MAY 19, 2016 | 20:23 GMT Richard Bolton
The future of cash
Analysis FinTech, Bitcoin and other exotic terms are gaining ground in financial language. But are they here to stay? We bring you the latest analysis on the contemporary monetary environment and discuss whether a cashless society is an imminent prospect for the UK
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MAY 10, 2016 | 16:33 GMT Edoardo Tricerri
Egypt: does the end justify the means?
Analysis As President Sisi's politics of repression further pressurizes Egyptian citizens, we analyse the current state of Egypt and examine the difficult question: is the European Union taking the right stance on the country’s authoritarian regime?
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APR 28, 2016 | 15:11 GMT Samuel Lindblad
The eternal youth of Daughter
Interview As British indie band Daughter steadily climb to global acclaim, its members assure us that the band's music will not be polluted by the pressures of the industry
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APR 20, 2016 | 01:44 GMT António Rolo Duarte
No seats left empty
Review The most coveted conference of the year, TEDxUniversityOfManchester, took place last Saturday. We went down to Deansgate and experienced all of its breathtaking moments
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MAR 10, 2016 | 03:17 GMT Richard Bolton
Brexit: the Manchester scenario
Analysis The referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union is now less than three months away. Today, we discuss both sides of the debate and explore what each can bring to the city of Manchester in particular, and the Northern Powerhouse in general
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MAR 02, 2016 | 11:43 GMT Ryan Khurana
Tales of Manchester's homeless
Feature Every day students in Manchester go out and assist people who are living in the streets. Our writer is one of those students. Today, he shares some of the sad and fascinating stories of those he has met, from Oxford Road to the Northern Quarter
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FEB 13, 2016 | 22:42 GMT Tyler Bryce
You may find the following
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The rebel who kept
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FEB 14, 2016 | 19:14 GMT Jake Hampson
Who will be Cruz'ing
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DEC 17, 2015 | 04:01 GMT Kirstine Rysbjerg Munk
PAris 2015:
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NOV 20, 2015 | 22:06 GMT Jeanmiguel Uva, Hugh Wright
Diplomacy meets protestors at UoM
Report An Israeli diplomatic visit to the University of Manchester was greeted with almost 50 protestors in support of Palestine. We report on what happened during the day of this controversial visit
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DEC 06, 2015 | 08:46 GMT Jyotsna Mehra
Wembley was Modi-fied
Report Narendra Modi, India's so-called "rockstar prime-minister", attracted love and ire when he visited Wembley Stadium last week. Our reporter was there witnessing the madness
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NOV 11, 2015 | 20:13 GMT Georgiana Baciu
The day we give in is the day we die
Comment In early November 80 Romanians gathered near University Place, Manchester, lighting candles, lifting flags and holding a minute of silence. But why? Our article on Romania's barely reported political crisis
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NOV 26, 2015 | 22:41 GMT Corina Motofeanu
The Teacup
Poetry In our first-ever creative writing piece, we bring you a poem by our contributor Corina Motofeanu, a first-year Life Sciences student at the University of Manchester
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Special Report: Europe's Refugee Crisis
FROM THE EDITOR | Oct 27, 2015
End the refugee crisis by not letting the people become displaced
by António Rolo Duarte
End the refugee crisis by not letting the people become displaced
by António Rolo Duarte
OCT 25, 2015 | 20:51 GMT Aaron Zitnik
A new iron curtain in the old continent
Report We travel to the refugee camp of Calais, France to see the face of an ever growing impass
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OCT 25, 2015 | 20:51 GMT Edoardo Tricerri
Migrants and Italy:
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OCT 25, 2015 | 20:51 GMT András Stefanovszky
Neither a refugee crisis nor a Syrian crisis
Essay Many of those crossing into Central Europe are not Syrian refugees, but illegal migrants from Albania, Kosovo and Serbia
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