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Category: Politics

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LIVE: Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer go head to head in TV debate at Nottingham Trent University

Sophie Fagone June 26, 2024 No Comments

As all of the United Kingdom prepares for the General Election, tonight everyone’s eyes are on NTU. At 8:15, the prime minister candidates of the…

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Can we put our Truss in the new PM?

Katie Mortimer September 7, 2022 No Comments educationgovermenthigher educationkit malthouseliz trussparliamentPmpolitics

Conservative politician Liz Truss has recently been elected as our new Prime Minister (PM) in a heavily criticised, publicised, and tight vote against Rishi Sunak.…

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An Interview with Open Nottingham

Katie Mortimer June 22, 2022 No Comments governmentnottinghampoliticsprotestrefugeesuk politics

With multiple charities, members of local government, and countless organisations challenging Priti Patel’s Rwanda Policy, we are currently bearing witness to their motives being actioned.…

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Opinion Piece Politics

Opinion: Students have been and continue to be let down by the government

Alex Brinton December 18, 2021 No Comments Boris JohnsonConservativescovid-19Jacob Rees-Mogglockdownopinion piecepoliticsrestrictions

“A little party, never killed nobody.” When pop singer Fergie wrote those lyrics in 2013, I don’t think she imagined a coronavirus world where a…

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Opinion: Boris Johnson is unfit to lead

Kieran Burt December 14, 2021 No Comments Boris Johnsonconservativecovidopinionpolitics

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…but not for Boris Johnson. The continued outbreak of scandal has engulfed Downing Street yet again, a pandemic…

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News Politics

National living wage set to increase following Autumn 2021 Budget announcement

Kieran Burt October 29, 2021 No Comments autumn budgetConservativesrishi sunak

Rishi Sunak has announced an increase to the National Living Wage within his autumn Budget. Young people will, however, have to wait five months until…

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Opinion: Should “Eat Out to Help Out” be brought back?

Kieran Burt September 21, 2021 No Comments Eat Out to Help Outfreshersfreshers 2021students

Introduced in 2020 to help improve the fortune of the hospitality industry, “Eat Out to Help Out” (EOTHO) proved very popular. Should it be brought…

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News Opinion Piece Politics

Opinion: The intolerance of free speech is intolerable

William Hallowell September 3, 2021 No Comments CatholicismFree SpeechNTUReligionuniversityUoN

A Catholic priest has been vilified for openly expressing Catholic views by a university that’s had Catholic chaplains for ninety years. How much further can…

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News Opinion Piece Politics

Opinion: Joe Biden is the political omnishambles

William Hallowell August 28, 2021 No Comments AfghanistanbidenBoris Johnsonjoe bidenNATOukUS

The crisis in Afghanistan is evidence of President Biden’s shambolic and deadly ineptitude – he is physically present, though mentally and morally vacant. President Biden…

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Opinion: Tony Blair is right about Biden and Afghanistan

William Hallowell August 24, 2021 No Comments Afghanistanjoe bidenpoliticstony blairukUS

The politician who led Britain into the War in Afghanistan says we left because of an “obedience to an imbecilic political slogan about ending the…

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