The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has agreed to repeal laws to do with agriculture after the controversial new regulations have been protested against for more than a year. The three laws passed last year caused a great deal of uproar, mostly from farmers or those involved in the agricultural lifestyle. These laws meant…
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Northern Ireland legalises abortion and same-sex marriages
Northern Ireland have decriminalised abortion through the repeal of section 58 and section 59 of the Offenses Against Person Act of 1861. The legal framework will be put in place by March 31st, 2020. The Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc.) Act of 2019 has urged the government to implement recommendations of the United Nations Committee…
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Trump: wrongly portrayed?
After the Pittsburgh shooting at the end of October in which 11 people lost their lives, 70,000 people signed a letter demanding that Donald Trump should “fully denounce” white nationalism. This led me to ask the question: does Donald Trump’s infamously controversial language encourage hate crimes? I asked students on campus of their view on…
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Why shouldn’t we have a debate on legalising incest?
There is a law in the UK which criminalises sex between consenting adults, based purely on out-dated social prejudices. To clear up any confusion: the law I’m talking about is the one which criminalises incest. Recently, the Scottish parliament had to consider legalising incest. This was due to a petition, calling for consensual incest between…
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The Immigration Bill encourages hostility
Stuart Bell shares his thoughts on the new immigration laws, and how they might increase public hostility.
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