Opinion
We need to talk about North Korea
Is there a danger in not taking the hermit kingdom seriously?
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Manchester students part of “largest anti-nuclear demonstration for a generation”
Manchester students travelled to London to join the largest anti-nuclear demonstration in a generation against the renewal of Trident
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No place for morality in Cameron's Britain
The Conservative's successive undemocratic crackdowns on our freedom to protest are a sign of a government with little effective challenge
Books
My postmodern friend
You're always there but never quite here. Letters flow through your veins as you breath rhetoric; your heart an amalgam of emojis I sit... waiting... watching... ... anticipating…
Opinion
We're all losers in the terrorist name game
Joely Thomas looks at the many names of IS and asks what effects they have
Books
Top 5: Books the Tories should read
Joely Thomas has some reading recommendations for the Tories and their supporters
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Sugar, bacon and the missing link
Joely Thomas asks whether taxing and warning against unhealthy foods is the best way to solve the country's poor diet
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Peacekeeping in Palmyra: The latest symbol of self-interest
Joely Thomas discusses whether UN peacekeeping missions, such as the preservation of Palmyra, are doing all that they can to protect people
Books
Short story: Return to Rafah
Featured prose: Joely Thomas writes a moving short story set in the southern Gaza strip
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Rugby and our rulers
Joely Thomas examines if there is more to the exclusivity of rugby and our political elites than we might think
Opinion
First date with a housemate
Joely Thomas delves into the perils of that most simple task, finding a room to rent