“Missing voters”: how do we get students to make an informed vote?
“Labour attacks missing voters scandal.” “Only 22 students on campus are registered to vote.” Headlines like that, on the face
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LGBT schools are a mistake
Plans were recently unveiled for a new school in Manchester to be built for the purpose of educating lesbian, gay,
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Russell Brand for MP?
I got my hands on Russell Brand’s new book over the Christmas holiday. I decided to get it when
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‘On Postgraduate Funding’
Upon hearing the news that in the Autumn Budget of last year George Osborne had announced a system of postgraduate
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Laura Clayson: reflections on a term as LUSU President
Throughout my time as an undergraduate I was engaged with politics and activism outside of the Union structures, and so
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Prisoners deserve rehab, not retribution
HM Prison Service has faced a sceptical response after the BBC revealed that it has been selling vaporisers to the
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Oh, the humanities
“What does the Chemistry graduate say to the English graduate?” goes the joke. “I’ll have a cheeseburger please.” Ha-ha,
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Should the Assisted Dying Bill become law?
Yes – Sophie Barber Recently, Lord Falconer's Assisted Dying Bill went to a third reading in Parliament, proposing a
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Lords reform: a decision for the public?
The idea of reforming the House of Lords is not new. The most significant Lords reform took place under Tony
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Putin: making a scene 101
A picture often speaks louder than words, and the photograph taken of the leaders who attended the G20 summit last
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O'Really, Daniel?
How quickly things have changed in the space of a month for Dapper Laughs. What started with the dawn of
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The problem of poverty porn
Poverty porn comes in many forms: it can be written, photographed, or filmed. Any sort of media can be utilised
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Who won the Question Time debate?
When I first saw the schedule for Assembly for Change, I was quite shocked by the array of people who
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World Toilet Day: What’s all the flush about?
Toilets. We use them everyday – at home, on campus, at bars, clubs, and restaurants – yet we never discuss what they
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Should our lecturers be on strike?
Toby Atkinson – Yes It may seem strange at first for any student, particularly a third year student hoping to graduate
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