We must preserve the Civil Service Fast Stream
Amber Vallarino-Law argues that the government’s plan to scrap the civil service fast stream is devastating to graduates.
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We must fight for tuition fee rebates
Niall Hignett argues that the university should do more to reimburse students after they lost 11.8% of teaching time this academic year.
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“Awarding an honorary degree seems unnecessary”
Becks Fleet discusses whether awarding honorary degrees to celebrities devalues other degrees.
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Are ball prices creating a two-tier system for students?
Waseem Mohamed argues the current pricing for balls needs reflection against the background of the cost-of-living crisis.
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Derry Girls ends with a poignant message
Caitriona Marsh reflects on the finale of Derry Girls and its poignant message about the significance of the Good Friday Agreement and why we need to protect it.
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Fatal inaction as the US fails to protect its schools
In light of the Uvalde shooting, Cameron Thurlow discusses the gun-control crisis that has burdened the United States for the past two decades.
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Your council owes you (a council tax rebate)
Olivia Montgomery argues that the delays in rolling-out the council tax rebate is costing students.
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Has the South College Formal fiasco been rewritten?
Olivia Montgomery and Max Wilkinson question the identity of the principal editor of Professor Tim Luckhurst’s Wikipedia page and its implications for free speech
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Do calorie-labelled menus show a disregard for mental health in the UK?
In this long read, Ellen Campbell argues that the recent enforcement of calorie-labelled menus shows a lack of care for mental health within UK legislation.
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Johnson must go
Owen Bell argues that having been found to have broken the Covid-19 laws he created Boris Johnson must resign.
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