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Fine Print: Is Your MP a Psychopath?
'It may be too extreme to suggest that many of our MPs are psychopaths, some are just plain selfish, but there may potentially be a few that linger.'
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Editor's Note - Issue 31
Barty Roberts, Editor-in-Chief, BA Politics and International Relations 03/02/2025 Elections are back next term - and with the return of polling we can also expect the return of some of the nastier side of SOAS politics. Last year’s elections were marked by disqualifications, intimidation and general vapidity.
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Roaming Reporter: Muslim Students Speak Out
Jacob Winter, Senior Staff Writer, BA Politics and International Relations 03/02/2025 SOAS is almost unique amongst British universities in how prominent its Muslim students are. Islam is the single most adhered to religion at SOAS, with 31% of its students declaring itself to be Muslim in 2021/22.
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The Fine Print: The bizarre world of Speaker’s Corner
By Roxanna Brealey, Senior Sub-Editor, BA History and Politics George Orwell claimed in 1945 that Speaker’s Corner, which is located just outside Marble Arch tube station, has a ‘large variety of plain lunatics’, and for the most part, it is tough to disagree with him. The average Londoner will
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Roaming Reporter: Housmans - The Importance of Radical Bookselling
By Jacob Winter, Senior Staff Writer, BA Politics and International Relations Housmans Bookshop is one of the few outwardly political and left-wing bookshops left in London. Situated on 5 Caledonian Road, very close to Dinwiddy House and Kings Cross Station, the bookshop has been nestled there for over 50 years.
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Editor's Note: Issue 30
By Barty Roberts, Editor-In-Chief, BA Politics and International Relations The low-income bursary at SOAS is £1,500 per year, £4,500 per whole undergraduate degree. An amount that has not changed since 2021. As per the Bank of England inflation calculator, £1,500 in September 2021 is now worth £1,
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Roaming Reporter: Port, Policy and Prejudice: An Evening with the Young Tories
Jacob Winter, Senior Staff Writer BA Politics and International Relations For those unaware, port is a type of fortified wine originating from the city of Porto, in Portugal. Fortified wine is a wine in which another alcohol, usually brandy, is added. It’s generally sweet, and often served with dessert.
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Roaming Reporter: All Hail Lord Xenu: How the Church of Scientology Cured My Depression Through Dianetics
BY Jacob Winter, BA Politics and International Relations 75 million years ago, the alien tyrant Xenu brought billions of aliens to the planet Earth, known then as Teegeeack, and wiped them out by placing them next to volcanoes and detonating hydrogen bombs. The spirits of these dead aliens, Thetans, possess
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Roaming Reporter: Anti-Zionism in Israeli Society: An Interview with a Friend
By Jacob Winter With Israel’s invasion and occupation of the Gaza Strip continuing well into its 103rd day (as of the writing of this article), people have continued to take to the streets across the world to protest what is being referred to as a genocide of Palestinians at
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Roaming Reporter: Beyond Zone 9: Students and Staff Struggle with Long Commutes
By Jacob Winter BA Politics and International Relations SOAS is situated right in the heart of London, close to one of the busiest train stations in the city. Its students come from all over the country, but almost all live in London. Close to the university are Russell Square, Tottenham