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Michaelmas 2020 Opinion

Confronting Churchill’s attitude and actions towards the Indian subcontinent

Few Britons made a greater impact on the history of the twentieth century than Winston Churchill. He is known as the man who led the fight against Nazism and was victorious, defended Western liberal democracy and later, in the Cold War years, proved his diplomatic strength against leaders such as Stalin.  Even before the events […]

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Michaelmas 2020 Opinion

Why is being able to walk on the grass so important?

When you arrive at Cambridge, there are a lot of things that you are told are important, such as rowing, acquiring a college spouse and, on occasion, passing your exams.  In my opinion, these are all wrong. Through my years at Cambridge, I have learnt that the most important and indeed most exclusive thing in […]

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Michaelmas 2020 Opinion

Widening Participation: Scots in Cambridge

It can often feel like Cambridge and Oxford are hallowed, impenetrable institutions that are reserved for and only accessible to a certain class. This is the result of a wide array of intersecting structural inequalities, which prevent certain groups from accessing these universities. One group to whom this applies is Scottish students and particularly state […]