Opinion Archives - Voice Online

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<div class="feed__item-container" > <figure class="feed__img"> <a class="feed__img-link" href="https://www.voice-online.co.uk/opinion/polls/are-british-caribbeans-losing-their-cultural-identity/" title="Permalink to Are British Caribbeans losing their cultural identity?" rel="bookmark"> <img src="https://www.voice-online.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/aerial-view-ancient-architecture-672532-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.voice-online.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/aerial-view-ancient-architecture-672532-1.jpg 600w, https://www.voice-online.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/aerial-view-ancient-architecture-672532-1-300x201.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" alt="" class="img-responsive"/> </a> </figure> <article class="feed__content"> <div class="feed__item-label" > <a href="https://www.voice-online.co.uk/opinion/polls/are-british-caribbeans-losing-their-cultural-identity/" rel="tag" style="color: #b6000b;">The Voice Poll</a> </div> <h2 class="feed__content-title"> <a 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