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    The Student Loanbook – Stop The Sell Off

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    The proposed sell-off of the student loanbook to private investors, if not prevented, will be the single biggest blow to social mobility this country has witnessed for decades. Now, as the Student Assembly Against Austerity has taken up the fight, the movement presents a genuine opportunity to mount a successful campaign against the coalition’s unspeakable…

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    Captain Phillips : Fearless or Feckless?

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    Words by Lisa Burns Captain Richard Phillips has been immortalised in Hollywood’s latest Oscar-nomination-grabbing outing. Captain Phillips was released in the UK on 18th October, and is a real edge-of-your-seat affair.   A slow starter, it follows the real-life story of merchant mariner, Phillips, as he heroically handles the situation of his Maersk cargo ship…

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    The Russell Brand Issue

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    Photo from Google images. Words by George Odysseos Russell Brand’s appearance on Newsnight and his essay calling for revolution has raised a few eyebrows, if only for a short while. Brand is no stranger to the limelight and it would seem almost pointless to list his various achievements and controversies. The questionable ethics of the comedian-cum-actor with…

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    Eye & I

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    Words and Photos by Chloe Marie Thornton Rambunctious and giddy from the lunch-time fizzy drinks, I walk into a mauve coloured ‘room’ – a cube within a cube. Spattered across the plain walls are various slits all around at head height, and immediately, calm and quiet ensue. This is weird. Intrigued, I tip-toe softly, in…

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    Horror Writers Hit Manchester

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    Words and Photographs by Frazer Tudor MacDonald. On Sunday Night, a group of Horror writers convened in Manchester’s International Anthony Burgess Centre to give a reading of some of their works as part of the final event included in this year’s Manchester Gothic Festival. Organised by Dr. Linnie Blake, Dr. Xavier Aldana Reyes and David…

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