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Have your say: Modified entry requirements for disadvantaged students are 'wrong' 22-11-2018 22 Nov 2018 9:30 Replies: 11
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Sexism/Racism at the University of Southhampton (Pgs: 1 2) 21-11-2018 21 Nov 2018 23:45 Replies: 22
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Trumps problem in Europe isn't optics 21-11-2018 21 Nov 2018 11:54 Replies: 2
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If you want peace, prepare for nuclear war 21-11-2018 21 Nov 2018 11:13 Replies: 0
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Have your say: Two-year 'accelerated' degrees 'will not save students money' 21-11-2018 21 Nov 2018 10:19 Replies: 0
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Moscow's nuclear enigma 21-11-2018 21 Nov 2018 8:39 Replies: 0
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What's an example of a "quality" newspaper? (Pgs: 1 2) 21-11-2018 21 Nov 2018 7:53 Replies: 33
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Muslim No-go zones 20-11-2018 20 Nov 2018 21:50 Replies: 17
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Iceland Christmas advert banned for being 'too political' 20-11-2018 20 Nov 2018 10:32 Replies: 5
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Have your say: Is International Men’s Day much-needed or completely unnecessary? 19-11-2018 19 Nov 2018 22:54 Replies: 3
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A brief guide to international politics 19-11-2018 19 Nov 2018 21:41 Replies: 0
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Extinction Rebellion bring London to a standstill (Pgs: 1 2) 19-11-2018 19 Nov 2018 19:04 Replies: 38
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1 dead in French Fuel protests 19-11-2018 19 Nov 2018 18:34 Replies: 11
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Poll: What are your views on corporal punishment? (Pgs: 1 2) 19-11-2018 19 Nov 2018 17:53 Replies: 36
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Irexit Debate 19-11-2018 19 Nov 2018 17:24 Replies: 1
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Ireland votes to remove blasphemy from Constitution 19-11-2018 19 Nov 2018 16:51 Replies: 13
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Have your say: University students promised tax rebate in fake HMRC emails 19-11-2018 19 Nov 2018 14:51 Replies: 0
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The Iraq And Syria Bombings / Military Campaigns (Pgs: 1 2) 19-11-2018 19 Nov 2018 14:42 Replies: 27
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Have your say: TEDxLondon is looking for 16 to 25-year-old speakers to take the stage 19-11-2018 19 Nov 2018 14:39 Replies: 1
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Happy international men's day everybody. 19-11-2018 19 Nov 2018 12:45 Replies: 6
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Thoughts on this muslim, non-binary, transgender quantum physicist? (Pgs: 1 2) 19-11-2018 19 Nov 2018 12:22 Replies: 24
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present politics 19-11-2018 19 Nov 2018 11:13 Replies: 1
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Dominic Raab resigns as Brexit Secretary (Pgs: 1 2 3) 18-11-2018 18 Nov 2018 20:45 Replies: 42
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Brexit should we leave and refuse to pay Europe a penny (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 18-11-2018 18 Nov 2018 20:35 Replies: 81
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Brexit 18-11-2018 18 Nov 2018 19:33 Replies: 5
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Brexit Chequers Plan 18-11-2018 18 Nov 2018 16:56 Replies: 4
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Rotherham: six men jailed for sexually exploiting teenage girls 18-11-2018 18 Nov 2018 15:59 Replies: 4
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Spit hoods used by a third of U.K. police forces 18-11-2018 18 Nov 2018 15:51 Replies: 3
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University students hit by wave of fake tax refund emails 18-11-2018 18 Nov 2018 14:24 Replies: 11
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Hate messages taped to walls of Canadian university campus (Pgs: 1 2 3) 18-11-2018 18 Nov 2018 12:49 Replies: 51
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Have your say: Tuition fees ‘should be higher’ for science than arts and humanities (Pgs: 1 2) 18-11-2018 18 Nov 2018 11:00 Replies: 20
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Does Brexit mean more job opportunities? (Pgs: 1 2) 18-11-2018 18 Nov 2018 10:52 Replies: 20
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New discovery throws light on mystery of pyramids' construction! 17-11-2018 17 Nov 2018 21:14 Replies: 9
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Homeless man prosecuted for claiming to have helped a woman 17-11-2018 17 Nov 2018 14:53 Replies: 14
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Woman killed with crossbow in London (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 17-11-2018 17 Nov 2018 13:49 Replies: 61
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Don't know what I want for Christmas (Pgs: 1 2 3) 17-11-2018 17 Nov 2018 12:43 Replies: 56
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Facebook employed a Republican opposition-research firm to discredit critics 17-11-2018 17 Nov 2018 0:48 Replies: 3
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Excellent news from the House of Lords 16-11-2018 16 Nov 2018 23:07 Replies: 12
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Teenagers are boiling used sanitary pads and nappies to get high 16-11-2018 16 Nov 2018 21:53 Replies: 14
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The UK needs a leader like Trump to get a good Brexit deal 16-11-2018 16 Nov 2018 21:42 Replies: 13
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London violence could take a generation to solve claims Mayor (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 16-11-2018 16 Nov 2018 19:18 Replies: 62
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Controversial opinion: Remembrance Sunday is pointless (Pgs: 1 2) 16-11-2018 16 Nov 2018 15:01 Replies: 20
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Was David Cameron Britain’s most destructive prime minister? 16-11-2018 16 Nov 2018 14:43 Replies: 5
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Cabinet backs the draft Brexit deal (Pgs: 1 2) 16-11-2018 16 Nov 2018 12:01 Replies: 26
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Online property adverts 'refusing' tenants on benefits (Pgs: 1 2) 16-11-2018 16 Nov 2018 11:21 Replies: 28
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Have your say: University warns students about ‘sensitive’ socialist essay 16-11-2018 16 Nov 2018 10:47 Replies: 5
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Trump claims that Democrat voters changed their clothes to caste multiple votes 16-11-2018 16 Nov 2018 10:23 Replies: 4
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"London more dangerous than NYC"- no it's not! 15-11-2018 15 Nov 2018 20:59 Replies: 13
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Chavs vandalise World War 1 memorial for Sikh soldiers 15-11-2018 15 Nov 2018 20:26 Replies: 16
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Trump criticised for refusing to attend a minutes silence because of rain (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 15-11-2018 15 Nov 2018 16:02 Replies: 83
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Life as a Christian in Pakistan 15-11-2018 15 Nov 2018 11:14 Replies: 4
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Theresa gecko May continues to battle democracy 15-11-2018 15 Nov 2018 11:05 Replies: 0
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Doctors on gun crime...#ThisIsMyLane 15-11-2018 15 Nov 2018 10:31 Replies: 11
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Women who lived through 2 world wars mistook merkel as macrons wife 15-11-2018 15 Nov 2018 10:26 Replies: 1
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Home office grants extra £150,000 for Maddie McCann search (Pgs: 1 2) 14-11-2018 14 Nov 2018 22:53 Replies: 34
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White House suspends credentials for CNN's Jim Acosta (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 14-11-2018 14 Nov 2018 16:49 Replies: 64
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Britain and EU reach Brexit deal 14-11-2018 14 Nov 2018 16:12 Replies: 5
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Google 'betrays NHS patient trust' with DeepMind Health move 14-11-2018 14 Nov 2018 15:28 Replies: 0
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