Why young people need to start talking about Europe
Hannah Ellen Clare, Young Greens Co-Chair As David Cameron’s renegotiations come to a close, the debate on Britain’s membership of the EU is starting to begin in earnest. Disappointingly -…
Last night I met the man who raped me
Protest against rape culture at the University of Cambridge, 2012. Photo by Divine Nephron. Last night I met the man who raped me. Well, it wasn’t last night, but it…
Empire, slavery and Cecil Rhodes: history through the eyes of the coloniser
Photo: Wikimedia YouGov’s recent poll on the British Empire, colonialism and Cecil Rhodes came out with very terrifying results. Across three of its four questions, the largest share of respondents…
Five ways you can help the UCL rent strike
Photo: UCL Cut the Rent This Monday, students at UCL escalated their rent campaign and declared an indefinite rent strike. 150 students in UCL halls are withholding what amounts to…
40 years on: the Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
In 40 years deer numbers have increased by 250,000. Image: Keith Laverack I was lucky enough to see the excellent production of ‘The Cheviot the Stag and the Black Black…
Scotland’s voting system stooshie is about politics, not maths
Image: Wikimedia Commons Much of the brawl about D'Hondt isn't really about D'Hondt. What it's really about, it seems to me, is the relative importance of an SNP majority vs…
Beckett Report: Greens didn’t cost Labour the general election
Ed Miliband unveiling the 'EdStone' ahead of the 2015 General Election. Photo: Wikimedia We’ve all seen the headlines from Labour’s inquiry into its election defeat released last week. ‘Miliband seen…
A chat with Aimee Challenor, the only anti-cuts candidate in Coventry Council byelection
Aimee Challenor at Pride in London. Photo: Ruth Hunt Anybody who knows Aimee Challenor could tell you that her resume is surprisingly impressive for an eighteen year old girl. Born…
It’s official, Greens are the most left-wing party (sort of)
Ideology is in the eye of the beholder. That’s the finding of a major study into party supporters and where they place themselves and their parties on the political spectrum.…
Elections of 2016: a statistical look ahead
Photo: Wikimedia So, it’s 2016. For followers of British politics, it will be a crowded year. In May, we have significant electoral contests in Scotland, Wales, London and Northern Ireland,…