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With Brexit looming, environmentalists must fight for a robust, codified constitution
Photo credit: flickr user Gerry Machen Creative Commons license: The right to peaceful protest has been highly effective in the hands of the anti-fracking movement in both stalling the…
A 21st century socialism? ‘Rise’ book review
Jeremy Corbyn speaking at the Stop Trident rally at Trafalgar Square on Saturday 27th February 2016. Photo by Garry Knight, public domain. The ‘youthquake’ may be considered debunked in…
We Need to Free Our Education From Neoliberal Thinking
Photo: pixabay user 'padrinan', Creative Commons 0 license In the past couple of years, the Government has created a programme with the aim of 'raising aspirations' for Higher Education…
THOUGHTS FROM THE FRONTLINE OF MARKETISATION – BEYOND TUITION FEES #3
Photo Credit: Rowan Gavin It is a time of extraordinary potential for change in UK Higher Education. Labour’s promise to end tuition fees has defied the critics and united…
Our views on war and terrorism need a drastic rethink
Photo credit: micagoto, Creative Commons. Wherever you look today there’s always a new article regarding terrorism. It’s taken hold of the public consciousness and has become a major concern for people…
Greens lead fight against London Arms Fair
Photo: Campaign Against the Arms Trade As one of the world’s biggest weapons fairs sets up in the East End of London, Greens have been at the forefront of the…
Michael Gove’s actions are simply not enough
Environmental Secretary Micheal Gove. Photo: flickr user 'Number 10', Creative Commons license There’s a real environmental catastrophe happening, right now. Michael Gove’s twisted vision of a capitalistic ‘green’ future puts us all at risk from excessive pollution levels; especially children, the elderly and…
Youth turnout in the 2017 general election- what was going on?
Student protest in 2014. Photo credit: flickr user Chris Beckett Creative Commons license: While the opinion pollsters are still crunching the data, initial evidence suggests that there was a…
The Tory/DUP partnership could be a mixed bag for Northern Ireland
Arlene Foster, leader of the DUP. Photo credit: flickr user NICVA, Creative Commons license: If you've lived in Belfast as long as I have and hold any list of…
What does GE2017 mean for Northern Ireland?
Stormont, home of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Photo credit: flickr user Robert Young Creative Commons license To maintain even a meagre sense of optimism in Northern Irish politics one…