‘Economics is the art to meet unlimited needs with scarce resources’ – Laurence J.Peter To the untrained eye, economics is a subject of statistics, money and loose ends; many students […]
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Is Contemporary Feminism enough?
With rising gender pay gaps, lack of women CEO’s, a weak Prime Minister who claims she is a feminist by just being a woman and the still ever dominant male led […]
Defenders of tax havens should put ethics before economics
The Paradise Papers: a triumph for investigative, data journalism, an embarrassment to the rich and famous benefactors of the Bermuda tax haven, and an outrage for the man on the street. […]
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 […]
Campaigning on NSS referendum commences
Campaigning on whether the University of York Students’ Union (YUSU) should advise students to boycott the National Student Survey, in accordance with a National Union of Students’ (NUS) initiative, began […]
A radical alternative: an interview with John McDonnell
Across the world, the consensus on how an economy should be run is unravelling. The enthusiasm for minimal government involvement, low regulation and globalisation is waning; rising levels of inequality, the […]
Donald Trump elected President in 2016 US election
Donald Trump has been elected the next President of the United States of America in the 2016 presidential election. At the time of publication, Trump, the candidate for the Republican […]
Report from The York Union: “The Big Drugs Debate”
In a 2014 survey run by the Guardian, it was revealed that almost a third of British respondents had taken an illegal drug. 87% of those who had taken an illegal substance […]
York academics deliver affordable healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa
Academics at the University of York have helped to equip Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world, with a healthcare package for all its citizens. The project could […]
China vs US: the new scramble for Africa
Nearly one hundred years ago in one of the most obvious displays of imperialism in human history, the European great powers conquered and enticed the continent of Africa into its […]