Whether awash with banter, balderdash or bitter disagreement, student politics always proves to be interesting, particularly to quiet observers. Taking hold of campus ever-so-slowly is the referendum, awkwardly promoted by the […]
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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 […]
York academic pleads for child refugees
Dr Simon Parker, the Director of the University of York’s School of Social and Political Sciences, has added his voice to the UNICEF campaign, Innocenti’s Research Watch, for world leaders to work together […]
Government flood review fails to address concerns, says York MP
Rachael Maskell, the MP for York Central, as well as the Shadow Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary, has criticised the government’s recently published National Flood Resilience Review, saying that […]
David Cameron’s worst week
Thousands of protesters gathered in London yesterday morning, calling on David Cameron to close tax loopholes or resign. The ‘Resign Cameron’ protests came at the end of a bad week […]
Strikes have derailed governments before; will they do it again?
At present, the government’s plans are in turmoil. George Osborne’s most recent Budget suffered several adjustments from the Opposition and was passed by the House of Commons only after a […]
Junior doctors plan first A&E strike in NHS history
For the first time in the history of the National Health Service, junior doctors will leave all departments, including emergency care, on strike. The British Medical Association, a trade union […]
Politics is not YUSU’s department
This week it was reported by Nouse that we may experience an ‘extraordinary referendum’ from the University of York Student Union (YUSU) on the topic of Great Britain’s membership of the European […]
Report from The York Union: “This House Believes that Freedom of Expression is Under Threat at British Universities”
Freedom of speech is forever growing as a topic of campus discussion. Within the campus, several newspapers have been edited and censored by the student union. Last week the York Union […]
YUSU Elections 2016: Disabled Students’ Officer Candidates – Samuel Linley
Samuel Linley is running for Disabled Students’ Officer. He is a first year student who wants to improve the lives of disabled students in the face of recent government cuts. […]