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Too cool for grammar school?

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Against – Theo Stone Part of the difficulty which exists is that grammar schools end the possibility for true meritocracy at the age of 11. If your development is not as speedy as is demanded of you, then it is probable that you will have to say goodbye to a strong education, and be forced […]

Poverty Banquet invites students to reflect on inequality at mealtime

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Students are being invited to reflect on the impact of poverty at mealtime at an event next week. Unicef on Campus and International Society’s Poverty banquet will be hosted in Pieminster on Thursday 26 November. The event is set to be one of the key events during the ISC’s Human Rights Week, which runs from […]

Album Review: Leona Lewis – I Am

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Leona Lewis I Am 11 September 2015   Another day, another album from an endlessly rotating roster of pop singers who are all basically the same, give or take a few notes in their range. This time, it’s former X Factor winner Leona Lewis’ turn to be critiqued. Being among the elite few who have […]

The concept of a concept album

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The concept album is one of the key stalwarts of 20th Century popular culture. It represents the height of the idea that rock and roll could become art, by allowing the songwriters to express their full artistic vision. The general definition of a concept album is “an album where all musical or lyrical ideas contribute […]

Album Review: Muse – Drones

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Theo Stone reminisces Bellamy & co.’s brief homecoming last term, but is unconvinced by their June release. “I feel sorry for Matt Bellamy’s GP. If they ever have to give him a colonoscopy, they’ll be unable to work out which hole they’d need to examine.” Muse Drones Warner Bros., 5 June 2015 [dropcap size=small]O[/dropcap]nce again, Muse’s […]

Album Review: Mumford & Sons – Wilder Mind

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Online Features Editor, Theo Stone, takes a look at the third “unremarkable” offering from London folk quartet Mumford & Sons.   Mumford & Sons Wilder Mind 4 May 2015, Gentlemen of the Road   The banjos are gone, the tweed abandoned, and the cider has been destroyed. Mumford & Sons have gone the way of the […]

Meet the New Boss? – Tim Farron

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The General Election saw the Liberal Democrats face one of the worst nights in their long history. Polling day saw the party lose 48 of their 56 seats seats in the House of Commons, reducing them to fourth place with a meagre eight seats, the same number as Northern Ireland’s DUP. By lunchtime on May 9th, […]