Michael Allen
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I am a final-year student of Politics and International Studies at The University of Warwick, as well as a writer for my student newspaper the Boar and the online blog The Student Journals.

I have gained experience in journalism at the Eastern Daily Press, Coventry Telegraph, and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). I hope to pursue a career in print journalism, whether it be in the UK or abroad.

To view my writing with The Student Journals: http://www.studentjournals.co.uk/writers/703-michael-allen

To view my writing with the Boar: http://theboar.org/users/michael.allen/writing/

Blog Entries by Michael Allen

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Heartlessness of the Home Secretary

(2) Comments | Posted 2 December 2012 | (22:13)

Compassion and immigration control have appeared as unreconcilable concepts since Theresa May's appointment as Home Secretary. Ever since she took office in 2010, Ms. May has appeared determined to respond to the tabloids' cries that the UK is letting in too many immigrants. Certainly we need some way of determining...

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Why I'll Be Sticking With Cash

(0) Comments | Posted 20 August 2012 | (10:39)

Cash is not cool - or at least that's what the purveyors of "contactless payment" want us to believe.

I'm currently working in Singapore for the summer. Here, mobile-wallet technology, which allows users to pay for transactions below $100 by swiping their mobile phone across a reader, is set...

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Educating Visually Impaired Children in China

(0) Comments | Posted 11 June 2012 | (00:00)

In the Western world, we take for granted the provisions in place for educating children with special needs. In rural China, however, thousands of children suffering from blindness and visual impairment (VI) are unable to keep up with their peers. There are an estimated 70,000 school-aged blind children in China...

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