Student protestor attacked by his own union president
By Simon Furse and Edd Bauer Mark Harrop, the Tory president of the University Of Birmingham Guild Of Students (student union), has Colluded with the University management to try and…
I can’t draw a line under democracy.
Edd Bauer has spent weeks suspended from his job as Vice President Education of the Birmingham Guild of Students, threatened with dismissal because he missed some meetings - whilst being…
The Distant Thunder of Water Cannon
Over the last couple of years the conversations I’ve had with friends in the city have been defined by their unremitting gloom. Just this week a neighbour who works as…
We Don’t Need Martyrs
In this response to Pete Spellar's article "Why I don't mask up", majsaleh defends the tactic and argues that solidarity is different from martydom. It is unsurprising that people are…
Disciplined by Birmingham University because I was assaulted…
by Simon Furse Last week I took part in a peaceful sit in to try and raise awareness and dialogue about the effects of the white paper. My university responded…
New attacks on LGBT rights in Russia
By Nigel Warner In recent years state authorities in Russia have repeatedly tried to prevent LGBT people from campaigning publicly for their rights. This has been most evident in relation…
From monotony to farce: my Fortnum and Mason’s trial
“Which judge have you got?”. That this is the first question asked by anyone familiar with the justice system perhaps says all you need to know about its operation. Throughout…
Think you live in a free country? Think again…
by Richard Openshaw Last week saw US campus police use pepper spray in an attempt to end a patently peaceful student Occupy protest at a University of California campus and…
Policing politics?
This is a slightly longer version of an article which appeared yesterday in Edinburgh University’s Student newspaper. It hopefully has some utility for others who are working towards social change…
The waiting game on Dale Farm
‘I hope you’re not going to waste your weekend,’ says my taxi driver as I climb in and ask for Dale Farm. ‘They’re all scum up there I tell you.…