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Stephen Morgan’s Voting Record: War Crimes, ‘Spycops’, Brexit and Other Discrepancies

28th March 2022

Since he was first elected to the Portsmouth South constituency in 2017, Stephen Morgan has almost always voted in parliament with the Labour leadership. But his loyalty to Keir Starmer, who since 2020 has taken [… read more ]

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Young People’s Voices: The Value of Portsmouth Pride

6th August 2019

Continuing our new series of stories from our Young People’s Voices project – funded by Victorious Festival and supported by the University of Portsmouth – Ross McGregor, a pupil at St Edmund’s School, gives his [… read more ]

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Peterson-Žižek: Debate of the Century?

10th May 2019

At the time of writing, the YouTube videos of the recent debate between the academics Jordan B. Peterson and Slavoj Žižek have attracted well over two million views. Dr Stephen Harper reflects on their mixed [… read more ]

Social Issues

Disneyfied Disability: Are Kids’ Films Causing Bigotry?

29th March 2017

Portsmouth-based writer and activist Paige Tabone is worried about the depictions of disabled people in some of our best-loved movies. Film and TV play an important role in shaping the thoughts, feelings and attitudes that [… read more ]

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Two Days Left to Have Your Say on Albert Road Lap-Dancing Club Appeal

25th October 2016

Local residents have two days left to state their objections to a proposed lap-dancing club on Albert Road, following the Council’s Planning Committee’s decisions against the proposal. Sarah Cheverton reports. Portsmouth City Council initially refused [… read more ]

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Talking to the Lads About Feminism

14th July 2016

Parent, blogger and S&C regular Maddie Wallace talks to her two sons about feminism. I think at nine and ten my boys are more than ready to begin to take on board the idea that girls and women, who may be anatomically [… read more ]

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Gender Neutral Toilets for Portsmouth University?

22nd June 2016

For most of us choosing which public toilet to use is easy – across the world WCs are signed either for males or females. But the decision is more complicated for transgender and gender fluid people. First year student Anniken [… read more ]

Politics

Gay Marriage is Legal, So Is Portsmouth Equal Now?

6th October 2015

Although gay marriage may be moving UK society closer to equality for the LGBT community, Robert Angus argues we still have some way to go to tackle homophobia in Portsmouth. Many people in the UK [… read more ]

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Planetbuilding Blues: Space and Time Projects

9th April 2026

  Writer and planetary modeller David Angus details his latest projects, including Time Travel (and Dinosaurs) in Gosport. I’ve worked a lot on Jupiter’s moons, as you do. Callisto has already been mentioned in earlier [… read more ]

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Pompey Climate Choir Protests Outside Barclays Bank

27th March 2026

Portsmouth Climate Choir performed their song ‘We’re Gonna Switch Our Bank’ outside Barclays in Portsmouth in collaboration with PSC and Trans Pride Portsmouth. Viola Langley reports. Members of Portsmouth Climate Choir sang a rousing rendition [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Event Unites Community on the Climate Emergency

27th March 2026

Inflation. High food and energy bills. Food banks. War. Genocide. We live in dark times, but a glimmer of hope can be found through spirit and community. On a chilly but sublime Thursday evening in [… read more ]

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‘The DWP Saved £180 Billion and They Can’t Pay Us £10 Billion’: Portsmouth WASPI Women Protest Pension Injustice

17th March 2026

The Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) is a campaign group advocating for compensation from the Department for Work and Pensions for its failure to properly inform women of increases to their state pension age. [… read more ]

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Portsmouth-based Palestinian Student and Family in Need of Financial Help

2nd February 2026

Abedelraheem Hamad is a talented Chevening scholar who was evacuated from Gaza by the British government to study for a Masters in Crisis and Disaster Management at the University of Portsmouth in September 2025. Over [… read more ]

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