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Gender-neutral awards categories: Why we need them

Katie Green November 25, 2019 1 Comment activismemma watsonenbylgbtnon-binaryOscarsrightsSam Smithtranstransgender

Platform writer Izzy Bunting makes the case for more inclusive accolades… Recently the BRIT awards have begun to consider creating gender-neutral categories within their event,…

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Opinion Piece Sports

VAR: Is it really worth it?

Alex Brinton November 24, 2019 No Comments Footballpremier leagueVARvideo assistant referee

VAR has split fans, players and managers alike in it’s first season in the Premier League, but has it been a success? “It’s a joke!…

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Opinion Piece Sports

How the Home Nations have faired in the Euro 2020 campaign so far

Alex Brinton November 24, 2019 No Comments englandEuro 2020European Championship qualifiersFootballnorthern irelandScotlandUEFAWales

As the qualifying for Euro 2020 wraps up and the majority of automatic qualification spots have been claimed, it’s time to focus on the Home…

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Culture and Entertainment Opinion Piece

Opinion: It shouldn’t be Christmas yet

Katie Green November 15, 2019 No Comments christmascolumnsatire

Has the festive season arrived too early? Its gotten to that time of year again – dark by half four, chocolates on sale and the…

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Opinion Piece Sports

Why was the KSI vs Logan Paul fight so big?

Alex Brinton November 12, 2019 No Comments boxingKSIKSIvLoganPaul2logan paulyoutube

In the early hours of the 10th November, in the famous Staples Center, the KSI vs Logan Paul saga seemingly concluded. Whether you treated it…

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Culture and Entertainment Opinion Piece

Marvel: Have we had enough of superhero films?

Katie Green October 28, 2019 No Comments blockbusterscomicscriticismDCdebatefilmMarvelmoviessuperheroesthoughts

One of our writers weighs in on the ongoing debate about the need for more Marvel movies… Recently, Martin Scorsese, director of films including Taxi…

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Opinion Piece Sports

Racism in football: The ugly side of the ‘Beautiful Game’

Alex Brinton October 17, 2019 No Comments BulgariaenglandEuropean Championship qualifiersFootballkickitoutqualifiersRacismsaynotoracismUEFA

It’s 2019. We like to think that we are progressing as a society but with what happened in Bulgaria during the European Championship qualifiers, I’d…

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Opinion Piece Sports

Are FIFA’s player ratings guilty of big team bias?

Alex Brinton October 14, 2019 No Comments EAFifaFIFA 20FootballgamingPlaystationxbox

A date always circled in red by football fans and media alike – the day of the annual FIFA video game release. For someone who…

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Opinion Piece Sports

Nottingham Forest start strong – but will it last?

Alex Brinton October 8, 2019 No Comments championshipCity GroundEFLFootballforestnottinghamnottingham forest

‘Where do you think Forest will finish this season?’ I can’t remember how many times I was asked that over the weeks leading up to…

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Culture and Entertainment Opinion Piece

Calling out the controversies of Love Island 2019

Katie Green June 22, 2019 No Comments body confidenceconsentcontroversydramafeminismgame showlove islandmental healthopinionreality tvromance

Fans all over the country are tuning in to watch a group of singles find love – but is it all that it seems? It…

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