The Case for Secularism
Far from infringing upon spiritual beliefs, the best way to ensure religious freedom is through pursuit of a secular democracy. Middle England is under attack. Bellicose, ‘militant’ atheists are slowly downgrading and marginalising religion into oblivion and values central to the cultural identity of England are being eroded in the pursuit of an atheistic agenda [...]
Betting Shops: the Epitome of Exploitative Capitalism
Anyone who’s had the misfortune to enter a ‘bookies’ will recognise facets of the experience that are standardised across each of the epidemic of betting shops across the UK. Firstly, the aesthetically pleasing posters, betting slips and flashing machines that are all strategically placed in an attempt to coerce the punter into a betting frenzy! [...]
Not Quite Equality for Women in Egypt
Egyptian women have been subject to abuse and mistreatment during the course of the Arab Spring. They must now be respected and integrated into society to set an example to other countries in the region, and the world With the anniversary of the Egyptian revolution a few weeks ago, and the violent events at the [...]
The Iranian Threat
There has been a steady flow of rhetoric, sadly not confined to this newspaper, about the apparent menace of Iran. Talk of this kind has taken place since the 1990s when Russia announced that it would support Iran in restoring its nuclear reactor. Iran has had nuclear capabilities since the 1970s when the United States [...]
Feminism and Conservatism: Separable and Compatible
The ideologies of feminism and conservatism are distinct concepts, which should not be confused. In their modern form, they are perfectly compatible with one another. Politics should not divide the fight for equality. The recently featured comment; “The Tory-Feminist Paradox” spoke of why “the Tory feminist can never be”. I offer a response to that [...]
Wings… For flying or frying? No
Tess Brumwell-Gaze argues “No” to the question “Should we all consider becoming vegetarian?” I shall presume that my carrot-chomping challenger has painted a lovely picture for you, merging together your farmyard memories with some traumatic scene from Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Certainly lunch time was ruined for me at school whenever my Religious Education teacher [...]
Wings… For flying or for frying? Yes
Joe Fitzpatrick argues “Yes” to the question “Should we all consider becoming vegetarian?” My parents decided to raise me as a vegetarian and when people would ask why I don’t eat meat I never had a solid answer for them as I was merely brought up that way. It was only recently, however, that [...]
Forgotten Histories
The popular narrative of the Arab-Israeli conflict tends to overlook the history of one community – Arab Jews. In the context of the Arab Spring, diversity must now be embraced in an area that is not known for its tolerance of difference 2011 sowed the seeds of a new Middle East, when an entire generation [...]
Undermining Human Rights
Calls to deport Abu Qatada to Jordan, in violation of the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights, undermines the court’s vision of enforceable universal human rights across Europe Previously the Leeds Student has presented the argument that the notion of trading liberty for security was no longer logical in the context of twenty [...]
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