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Aug 1, 2024 | 
exepose.com | Michelle Chung |Shagnick Bhattacharya |Eleanor Katie Rogers |Katie Matthews
0 While many people will have been enjoying the midday sunshine, a community of students and lawyers gathered together in Exmouth and Teignmouth on the 4th to the 5th of June to provide free legal advice. Inspired by the University of Newcastle in Australia, Professor Sue Prince decided to bring the concept of ‘Law on the Beach’ back to the UK, desiring to both empower the locals of the South West and foster connections between our very own law students and seasoned professionals.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
exepose.com | Shagnick Bhattacharya |Eleanor Katie Rogers |Katie Matthews |Michelle Chung
0 (Note – this article was written on June 18th) The United Kingdom’s party system is dominated by two major parties: the Conservative Party and the Labour Party, with a smaller but significant presence of smaller parties like the Scottish National Party or the Liberal Democrats. This creates the “two-and-a-half party system” where each of the two major political parties that stand apart on the political spectrum needs a coalition with a smaller “half” party for political control.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
exepose.com | Katie Matthews |Shagnick Bhattacharya |Eleanor Katie Rogers |Michelle Chung
0 (Note – this article was written on June 14th) Since 2019, the way the world consumes media has been transformed. So – with the impending General Election- what role does social media play when swaying those all important votes? In the last election Amol Rajan released an article for the BBC , arguing that the 2019 election was one dominated by social media, primarily because of banners on YouTube and ads on Facebook.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
exepose.com | Eleanor Katie Rogers |Shagnick Bhattacharya |Katie Matthews |Michelle Chung
0 (Note – this article was written on June 17th) With the General Election looming, parties are rushing to define what makes them voter worthy. At the core of every party policy is a theme: how to fix our public services. Ever since the recession, public services have felt the hit; voters can now decide how to repair these collapsing services by choosing the Party with the best solution. Blame and criticism is being tossed on the Conservatives.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
somalista.com | Shagnick Bhattacharya
Amidst the escalating conflict in the Middle East, East African nations find themselves navigating through turbulent economic waters. The Red Sea Crisis, stemming from the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, has triggered a domino effect rippling across the region’s food and fuel prices. At the same time, however, East African countries are making impressive progress on some parts of the economic front.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
somalista.com | Shagnick Bhattacharya
Rising violence in Somalia — In recent weeks, East Africa has been marred by a surge in violence orchestrated by the notorious organisations, Al-Shabab. With affiliations to al-Qaeda, they have claimed responsibility for multiple deadly attacks across Somalia and beyond for nearly two decades. The international community is on high alert as al-Shabab flexes its destructive capabilities, leaving a trail of death and chaos in its wake.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
somalista.com | Shagnick Bhattacharya
Maritime Crisis in the Red Sea — In recent months, the East African waters have witnessed a concerning resurgence of Maritime piracy, marking the end of a long period of relative maritime stability. The current maritime crisis has been fueled by a complex interplay of geopolitical events, including Houthi militants’ attacks in the Red Sea and the Israeli war on Gaza.
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
exepose.com | Gracie Moore |Jamie Speka |Amelie Thompson |Shagnick Bhattacharya
0 The results of Exeter’s Student Guild Elections were announced on the 2nd of February after many weeks of candidates campaigning as to why they should be the next students to fill the roles. At the top of the tree, Alex Martin becomes our new Guild President, a role in which he will lead the Guild along with the other full time officers and be representative for students.
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Feb 2, 2024 | 
exepose.com | Amelie Thompson |Jamie Speka |Shagnick Bhattacharya |Gracie Moore
0 Following the intense period of nominations, online and physical campaigning and voting, Exeposé can now announce the new Guild Officers. Over 4000 students cast their vote in the election, which translated into a 13 per cent turnout, up one per cent from last year. Receiving 1438 votes after three rounds of voting quotas, Alex Martin succeeds Emma de Saram as the Guild President for 2024/25.
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Jan 29, 2024 | 
exepose.com | Shagnick Bhattacharya |Gracie Moore |Jamie Speka |Oliver Nicholls
0 Several students participated in a protest in the Forum last Thursday in a strong display of support for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip while condemning the university’s silence and lack of a well-defined stance on the issue. Starting at around 1 pm, the protestors gathered around inside the Forum’s atrium for a sit-in, which lasted for quite a while.
