Unpacking boxes
Liam Barrington-Bush is the author of “Anarchists in the board room – how social movements and social media can help your organisation be more like people” - which he wrote…
Academics and the defence of their universities
Luke Martell An inspiring Convention for Higher Education in Brighton has made an important step forward, discussing what the public university should be, and investigating the implications of its marketisation.…
Legal aid reforms will create a two-tier justice system
By Adam Pogonowski Yet another example of the Tories’ determination to attack the worst off in our society is their proposed reforms to criminal legal aid. Legal aid has already…
Changes in NUS rules have damaged the student movement
A tail of how the dry business of democratic structures can be used to limit debate, and what this means for the progressive left in the student movement - by…
UK Uncut stages bedroom tax protests at Lord Freud and Iain Duncan Smith’s million pound mansions
Hundreds of people are protesting over the bedroom tax and benefits cap at Lord Freud’s £ home and 20 disabled activists are staging a protest at Iain Duncan Smith’s country…
What to make of today's UN arms trade treaty
by Daniel Lee I've just returned from New York, where in July and for the last two weeks I've been working with Control Arms to campaign for a strong and…
East Coast rail re-privatisation is a foolish mistake
by George Woods Yesterday, the Government announced it is accelerating the re-privatisation of the East Coast railway, which they say will now take place in December 2014. The story of…
The Sussex Occupation and the Privatisation of University Education
Luke Martell The Sussex Uni occupation against outsourcing is in its seventh week. It hosts a national demo against education privatisation today. You can quibble whether what’s happening at Sussex…
Why we disrupted Tony Hayward's award at the University of Birmingham
by Tom Wragg I was part of a group of students who disrupted the talk Tony Hayward gave at Birmingham this week. Tony Hayward has a record of disgraceful actions…
Young Greens push for Greens to be included in General Election debates
The Young Greens yesterday launched a government epetition demanding that the Green Party be represented in the general election television debates. The petition was sparked by a recent poll that…