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Diya Boparai

Diya Boparai is a Year 12 student at Brampton Manor Academy, studying Politics, Geography and English Literature. She is particularly interested in politics, international relations and how political decisions affect society. She enjoys exploring different perspectives on current affairs and questioning widely held assumptions.

Published in The Astyanax

• New this week · Politics · Essay

  Are We Really More Politically Divided, or Have We Just Become Better at Seeing Our Differences?

  Social media makes Britain seem more politically divided than ever. But are our views really growing further apart, or are we simply seeing more of the disagreements that have always existed?

  27 October 2026