9th December 2012 - The Glasgow Guardian



In defence of austerity

9th December 2012

Ruaridh Frize Since the start of the coalition, the very idea of deep spending cuts and austerity has become gradually more popular to demonize and protest against. All students at this university have, at some point, been exposed to the anti-austerity rhetoric that is employed by the overwhelming majority of student activists. In fact, in ...


UWS hit harder by SAAS incompetency

9th December 2012

Hannah McNeill Even as most students from the Glasgow University are having their applications processed and beginning to receive funding from SAAS, the same cannot be said for all students. Up to 700 students at the University of the West of Scotland may have been affected by SAAS technical issues. President of the Students’ Association ...


SAAS delays loans to students

9th December 2012

Louise Wilson Changes to the technology used to process SAAS applicants faster this year has led to thousands of students being left without living expenses since September. The Scottish government had previously claimed that applicants who had yet to receive their funds in September/October were those who had applied late. This was not the case, ...