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Freedom of Speech and the Charlie Hebdo

In early November 2011, the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo printed a caricature of the prophet Muhammad on its cover with the comment “100 lashes if you are not dying of laughter”. The publication also named the prophet “editor in chief” and renamed the magazine “Sharia Hebdo”  for its…

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Tuesday 7th February 2012

On Welfare

The Welfare Reform Bill is the latest controversial bill to have been put before Parliament. Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Secretary has been attempting to push through his reform plans that would set a cap of £26,000 on the amount of benefits that any one family…

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Friday 3rd February 2012

Cameron: Playing God

“For centuries, religious faith has been invoked at the limits of our moral and scientific understanding – but, more recently, at the threshold of political legitimacy.” More than a decade ago, at the height of the bizarre alliance of Labour and Republican governments that would typify the last…

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Sunday 18th December 2011

Burma – The Long Road to Democracy

In Burma (Myanmar) the white elephant has long been a symbol of power and fortune, historically linked to times of change and prosperity. Burma’s ruling regime have unveiled two white elephants and hailed their finding as a triumph, as a pivotal discovery at a time when political change…

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Thursday 15th December 2011

Why Muslim Students Boycotting Evolution Lectures is Worrying for Science

In a world that seems to be utterly consumed with political correctness, I found it bizarre to hear that some Muslim biology and medicine students had been walking out of their lectures on evolution as it conflicted with their religious beliefs. The Koran, which in says that Allah…

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Monday 12th December 2011

On the University’s New Parking Policy

Nottingham has always been one of the few universities that doesn’t charge staff and students for car parking; however, September this year saw the introduction of a new car parking policy across the University’s campuses. Students once eligible for a free parking permit will now be charged and…

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Saturday 10th December 2011

Ai Weiwei on the issues of Modern China

Ai Weiwei is the famed artist behind the 2008 Olympic Stadium, ‘The Bird’s Nest’, as well as the ‘Sunflower Seeds’ exhibition in the Tate Modern last year. His work is recognised around the world as displays against the Chinese Government; his semi-nude self-portrait ‘Grass Mud Horse’ in particular…

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Thursday 1st December 2011

The Point of Occupy

On 15th October, in countries around the world, up to three thousand protesters gathered outside St. Paul’s Cathedral, after failing to reach their initial destination of the London Stock Exchange. In the following days, over 100 tents popped up to create the Occupy London encampment, which has been…

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Wednesday 30th November 2011

The Freedom to Protest?

Earlier this month, ten UK Uncut protests were found guilty of aggravated trespass for their part in a peaceful sit-in at London’s Fortnum and Mason luxury department store in March. They were protesting against the stores alleged tax-dodging practices, which they believed the government should be addressing as…

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Saturday 19th November 2011

Occupy: A Message that Cannot be Ignored?

Many will have heard about the Occupy Wall Street protest, seen pictures of tents camped outside St Paul’s Cathedral and, more recently, noticed the little community of protestors located in Nottingham’s own Old Market Square. As the Occupy movement gains momentum across the globe, are we any closer…

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