19th October 2009
Jonathan Amgott The British National Party (BNP) is frequently dismissed as an irrelevance in British electoral politics. Yet, for the asylum seekers the party opposes — and the public it purports to represent — the BNP’s far-right platform constitutes a substantial threat. Charlie Baillie — BNP candidate for the upcoming by-election in the north-east of ...
19th October 2009
Dominic Maxwell-Lewis A welcome addition to the steady stream of acts rolling through Oran Mor this month was Jonathan Richman. Without any of The Modern Lovers and accompanied on the drums by Tommy O’Reilly, the stage was a simple picture with a modest Oran Mor backdrop and minimal lighting. Jonathan, armed only with an acoustic ...
19th October 2009
Tom Bonnick Everybody always says you should never meet your heroes, which has always seemed extraordinarily pessimistic advice. It’s basically saying: “Don’t bother holding out any hope that this person you respect and admire is a decent guy; they’re almost certainly a bastard, like everybody is.” Still — and here I will admit guilt in ...
19th October 2009
Anna Murray Thousands of students in Britain have still not received their first payment of bursaries and loans from government bodies almost a month into the academic year. A record 135,784 applicants this year have left the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) unable to process all applications in time for the start of the ...
19th October 2009
Amy McGregor A nationwide rent deposit protection scheme is to be introduced by the Scottish Government, providing assurance to the thousands of students renting in the private sector each year. Protection and clarity will be offered to tenants, with the scheme aiming to cut the number of wrongly withheld deposits, speed up deposit returns, and ...
19th October 2009
Jessie Rodger Dr. Sarah Cleaveland, a researcher at the University of Glasgow, has helped to secure a $10 million grant from the Gates’ Foundation to fund the fight against rabies in developing countries. Billionaire Bill Gates awarded the $9,996,674 grant through the Bill and Melinda Gates’ Foundation. This is the first time their foundation has ...
19th October 2009
Craig MacLellan The nominations have been announced for the Student Representatives’ Council’s (SRC) forthcoming autumn elections, though a number of the positions have once again been left vacant. The posts of Academic Convenor for Veterinary Medicine and Postgraduate Taught have attracted no nominations, along with the positions of Part- Time Students’ Officer and General Representative ...
