City councillor and human rights activist Marielle Franco (38) was shot dead on 18th March 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, only a month after President Michel Temer had signed a decree […]
Tag: Democracy
Students react to 2018 Officer Elections
Students at the University of York have reacted to the results of the 2018 Officer Elections at the University of York Students’ Union. Some students drew attention to the new […]
New YUSU BAME Officer criticises election of “another white cisgender college chair” to President role
An incoming Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Officer of the University of York Students’ Union (YUSU), elected less than a week ago, has attacked “those who trade on their race […]
2018 YUSU Election Results Night – Liveblog!
The Yorker is Hendrix Hall tonight to liveblog the YUSU Officer Election results.
Who are ‘RON’ and why it matters
The YUSU elections are now in full swing. Candidates have published their manifestos both online and they also featured in the student Big Debate that was held last Friday. On […]
High candidate turnout for 2018 YUSU Officer Elections
A huge number of students have put themselves forward as candidates in the 2018 University of York Students’ Union (YUSU) Officer Elections, surpassing the total number of candidates from last year’s contest. […]
“A travesty to democracy”: student urges YUSU to annul referendum result
Jack Worrall, a student at York who had a brief involvement in the recent YUSU campaign for electing a Working Class officer, has recently published his criticisms of the campaign […]
The Politics of Truth in the Modern World
Our lives are so often defined and lived through by truths. Now more than ever, we are bombarded daily with new facts and figures on all ranges of platforms. It […]
Tax, murder and capitalism: a brief encounter with Democracy 3
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 […]
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 […]