In case you hadn’t noticed, politics is crazy right now. Strong and stable is weak and wobbly, vote against a coalition of chaos and you get a, er, coalition of […]
Tag: Democracy
2017 UK General Election – Liveblog!
The Yorker is on campus as the polling ends and the results are counted. Who will form a government? Keep an eye on our livestream for reports, comments from The Yorker‘s team […]
FARC Part 2: Democracy Strikes Back
Nearly a year ago Colombians went to the polls to vote on a historic peace deal with the FARC, an armed revolutionary group. While the referendum on the deal was […]
Officer-elect drops policy after student reps voice concerns
An elected Sabbatical Officer has dropped a policy following concerns raised by academic representatives from the Department of Psychology. Julian Porch, who will begin his tenure as Academic Officer of […]
Alex Urquhart becomes YUSU President in 2017 elections
Alex Urquhart has been elected the next President of the University of York Students’ Union (YUSU) in the 2017 officer elections. Urquhart took the coveted position of President of YUSU, defeating […]
Presidential candidate withdraws on eve of YUSU Election Results Night
A candidate for the Presidency of the University of York Students’ Union (YUSU) has withdrawn from the race barely an hour and three quarters before the results of the election are […]
2017 YUSU Election Results Night – Liveblog!
The Yorker is in Hendrix Hall tonight to liveblog the YUSU election results!
YUSU Elections 2017: Jack Harvey (Policy Coordinator)
Third Year student of History & Philosophy and Editor of The Yorker Jack Harvey would like to become the Policy Coordinator, chairing the Policy Review Group of the University of York […]
YUSU Elections 2017: Charlie Chester (President)
Charlie Chester is running to become the next President of the University of York Students’ Union. What inspired you to run for the position? I guess I was inspired to […]
YUSU Elections 2017: Rowen Ellis (LGBTQ Officer)
Rowen Ellis is running to be the LGBTQ Officer at the University of York Students’ Union. What inspired you to run for the position? After being a member of the […]