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The slave trade was not my fault Politics

The slave trade was not my fault

9th October 2015
Generation Z has arrived Politics

Generation Z has arrived

1st October 2015
Freedom for Catalonia: a greedy game Politics

Freedom for Catalonia: a greedy game

25th September 2015
Something Must Be Done (so that I can sleep at night) Politics

Something Must Be Done (so that I can sleep at night)

18th September 2015
Refugee crisis: Germany’s Band Aid? Politics

Refugee crisis: Germany’s Band Aid?

11th September 2015
Mindfulness: lobotomisation by proxy Politics

Mindfulness: lobotomisation by proxy

21st August 2015
When Corbynites attack UK

When Corbynites attack

14th August 2015
L’Etranger: absurdist, not racist Culture

L’Étranger: absurdist, not racist

7th August 2015

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Why British humour is lost in translation Politics

Why British humour is lost in translation

17th July 2015
Defending Greece or just demonising Germany? Politics

Defending Greece or just demonising Germany?

10th July 2015
Foucault: from libertine to neoliberal Science & Tech

Foucault: from libertine to neoliberal

3rd July 2015
Should the Confederate flag come with a trigger warning? Culture

Should the Confederate flag come with a trigger warning?

26th June 2015
From Finnegans Wake to Google Translate Culture

From Finnegans Wake to Google Translate

18th June 2015
Jaws: telling an eternal tale Culture

Jaws: telling an eternal tale

12th June 2015
I’m good, you’re bad: the rise of competitive caring UK

I’m good, you’re
bad: the rise of competitive
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4th June 2015
Stop taking Twitter death threats seriously Politics

Stop taking Twitter death threats seriously

22nd April 2015
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