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Opinion: Elitism has returned to destroy universities

March 6, 2022March 6, 2022 Eloise Norris 0 Comments British Politics, Economy, Education, Elitism, Mental Health, Politics, University

At fifteen years old, on the night of my first GCSE examination, I didn’t sleep. Instead of staying well-nourished, well-rested

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Opinion: Veganuary – A marketing tool or a genuine attempt of encouraging ethical food consumption?

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 Dionne Herbet 0 Comments Cowspiracy, Seaspiracy, Vegan, Veganism, Veganuary

As a new year begins, we want to set the tone and, with very good intentions, we start the gym

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Opinion: British political behavioural norms could be eroded for generations to come

February 13, 2022 Ben Evans 0 Comments Boris Johnson, British, British Politics, UK Parliament

Two weeks ago, when, in what was meant to be an apologetic response to the Sue Grey Report, the Prime

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Opinion: If you believe in meritocracy and individualism, you might be a feminist

February 6, 2022February 19, 2022 Eleanor Morrice 0 Comments

Meritocracy tends to signal a belief that each person should be recognised and treated according to the merits of their

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Opinion: the UK Monarchy is decaying, but we shouldn’t give up on it

January 30, 2022January 30, 2022 Eloise Norris 0 Comments

The British Monarchy is undoubtably experiencing a crisis, one which spans family conflicts, its modern identity, and its future, all

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Opinion: Johnson’s populist appeal is failing him

January 30, 2022January 30, 2022 Ben Evans 0 Comments

Since November last year, the Government’s approval ratings have plummeted, largely in response to the Owen Patterson and Christmas Party

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Food Insecurity: Food Action

November 30, 2021 Exeter Food Action Volunteers 0 Comments

Food insecurity: ​​the state of being without reliable access to enough affordable, nutritious food. In 2019, research conducted by the

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Opinion: Should we all be ‘meat free’?

November 14, 2021April 9, 2022 Maisie Franklin 0 Comments Amazon Rainforest, Climate Change, COP26, Diet, Meat

As of the moment I write this article, we have 7 years, 251 days, 16 hours, 19 minutes and 47 seconds before

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Opinion: Prioritising men’s mental health is the only way to protect people against sexual violence

November 7, 2021November 7, 2021 Eleanor Morrice 0 Comments

Trigger Warning: r*pe, sexual violence and assault, domestic abuse, homophobia I’ve been writing fairly passionately over the last couple of

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‘Between the Earth and the sky’: Statelessness in the modern world

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 Eloise Norris 0 Comments

In The Terminal (2004), we comedically experience life trapped within an airport from the perspective of Tom Hank’s character, who

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Good morning everyone. Today we are announcing a Good morning everyone. 

Today we are announcing a call for dedicated individuals who want to join our team!

The positions currently open for application are:

1. Junior Editors

As a Junior Editor, you will be expected to support with the running, editing, and management of the journal itself.

2. Weekly Contributors 

Next up is our regular contributor call! This role requires writing a journalistic piece of writing ideally on a weekly basis. We encourage autonomy to decide what topics you would like to write on dependent on your own area of individual interest. 

Both of these roles are accompanied by the full support of The Witness Journal Team and are open to students from any degree subject, type, and year! If you are interested please email the following: 

'witnessjournal@groups.exeterguild.com'

Deadline for Junior Editors: 7th October 2022 

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