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Olivia Bothamley-Dakin

Indigo Indigo Features Print Edition 

The importance of celebrating different kinds of love

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Anna Kuptsova, Olivia Bothamley-Dakin

“Let’s recognise that love is actually all around.” Olivia Bothamley-Dakin explores how Valentine’s Day is about more than just romantic love.

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Indigo Indigo Features 

Ashling Murphy: violence against women is not just a women’s issue

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Olivia Bothamley-Dakin, Verity Laycock

“Violence against women is not an event that happens twice a year.” After the death of Ashling Murphy, Olivia Bothamley-Dakin argues that violence against women must be tackled as a human issue, and not just a women’s issue.

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Indigo Indigo Features 

Hope and accountability: the benefits of New Year’s resolutions

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Olivia Bothamley-Dakin, Victoria Cheng

“Whether we succeed or fail, we can only hold ourselves accountable.” Olivia Bothamley-Dakin discusses how New Year’s resolutions can hold us accountability to the sort of people we want to be.

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Features Indigo Indigo Features 

Periods and the workplace: what’s to be done?

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Olivia Bothamley-Dakin, Rosie Bromiley

“Let’s start talking about periods.” Olivia Bothamley-Dakin discusses how destigmatising menstruation could help people in the workplace suffering from painful periods.

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Politics 

Racism in the Met: is the force’s structure fit for purpose?

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Olivia Bothamley-Dakin

Olivia Bothamley-Dakin criticised the Metropolitan Police’s approach to racism within the organisation.

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Opinion Politics UK Politics 

The vaccine vs the young

June 13, 2021June 13, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Olivia Bothamley-Dakin

Young people have been the subject of several pro-vaccination campaigns, despite the general age group not yet being offered the vaccination. Olivia Bothamley-Dakin interrogates the relationship between the Government’s vaccine roll-out and the UK’s young population.

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Politics UK Politics 

Misogyny: becoming a hate crime in England

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Olivia Bothamley-Dakin

Olivia Bothamley-Dakin assesses the political implications of misogyny becoming a hate crime in England.

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Comment National Comment Print Edition 

The spectre of essay mills should be exorcised

March 6, 2021March 6, 2021 sub.editors 2 Comments Adeline Zhao, Olivia Bothamley-Dakin

Olivia Bothamley-Dakin discusses the controversy of essay mills and why new legislation is a welcome step forward in tackling them.

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Politics World Politics 

Why are the Indian farming protests a significant ‘watershed’ moment in history?

February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Olivia Bothamley-Dakin

A “watershed” moment in Indian history: Olivia Bothamley-Dakin expands on the agricultural protests in India and the possibility for negotiation.

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World Politics 

The foreboding fight of Indian farmers

February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Olivia Bothamley-Dakin

Olivia Bothamley-Dakin looks at the weighty ramifications of the new agricultural laws in India for the country’s farmers and how protests against them are being received.

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