George Angus West
Angus West is an expat from Boston, MA, studying for a degree in International Relations at the University of St Andrews. Angus acts as Social Media Manager for The Saint newspaper and Media Representative for Lacrosse Scotland. He is president of the Mens Lacrosse Club at St Andrews and represents Scotland on the Senior National Team.
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President Obama will have new confidence in his step
07 November 2012 01:14 PM
There was a palpable feeling that this election was pivotal. It was. Obama has renewed credibility
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both revealed weaknesses in a debate that won't be decisive
23 October 2012 05:58 PM
The American voters were treated to two distinct foreign policy approaches
Credit to moderator Martha Raddatz for ensuring Joe Biden and Paul Ryan had a substantive debate
12 October 2012 02:40 PM
In an election campaign blighted by hectoring and half-truths, thank goodness the vice-presidential candidates were willing to get their hands dirty
Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and why the need to be liked can still determine a presidential election
10 October 2012 04:53 PM
In the first of an occasional series, our writer - an American expat studying at St Andrews - wonders what role beer plays on popularity and policy in the US
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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