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Tag: Economics
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 […]
Another campus supermarket is asking too much
Take the No. 66 bus to the York Sport Village and you won’t be able to miss the mud, scaffolding and holes that decorate the midsection of Heslington East. In […]
Second twenty-four hour junior doctors’ strike begins
Further talks between the government and the British Medical Association have failed to come to a positive resolution; at eight o’clock this morning, junior doctors are set to go […]
The emerging British one-party state
It was disclosed by The Guardian yesterday that the Labour Party may suspend its cooperation with the government as the latter suggests cutting the funding of opposition parties by 19%. This […]