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Organ Donation Nation

January 13, 2014 • Culture, Featured

Last year in Britain, while the rest of us went about our daily lives; doing the weekly shopping, planning our weekends or poring over heat magazine, over 5000 people died waiting for an organ donation. Continue Reading
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Blackbird Mark 2

January 13, 2014 • Featured, Science and Tech

The private avionics company Lockheed Martin has recently been awarded the contract to develop a successor to the all time favourite piece of spying tech, the Blackbird SR-71. Continue Reading
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2014: A Year of Pointless Innovation?

January 8, 2014 • Featured, Science and Tech

Technology has always been a highly interesting area of research and undeniably, the rate of technological development rose exponentially in the late 20th century, and boomed since the millennium. Phones, desktop computers, televisions, laptops, digital watches, smartphones, tablets, smart watches, Smart TV’s etc. They have all been thrown at us by big brands such as Apple, Sony, Samsung, Google and Microsoft amongst others Continue Reading
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Response: You Reckoned With The Wrong Margaret

January 6, 2014 • Featured, Politics

Several days ago, an article was published on this website describing a fictional person named Margaret, a stereotypical UKIP-leaning upper-middle-class Daily Mail reader with xenophobic and anti-immigrant beliefs. This article riled me a little, not because of the immigration issue so much as the bizarre way in which Margaret was misrepresented. Continue Reading
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Spotlight on Women’s Football in England

January 6, 2014 • Featured, Sports

Football is growing. In 1888 it was a game played between twelve teams in England, now it’s a game enjoyed by 265 million players worldwide. Gone are the days of elitism; now are the days of inclusivity, and women are no exception. Continue Reading
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Christmas: A View from the High Street

December 23, 2013 • Culture, Featured

As I clock in to work this Christmas Eve, a mixture of thoughts will occupy my mind. Will I hit my sales targets? Will I take home a cool couple of hundred pounds in commission? Will I achieve the ultimate bragging rights of selling the most expensive watch, or a dazzling engagement ring? Continue Reading
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