15th October 2019
Jordan HunterReporter Scotland is to become the first country in the UK to make it a criminal offence for parents to use corporal punishment against their children. The proposed Children (Equal Protection from Assault) Bill would remove protections parents previously had to hit, smack or spank their children, usually for disciplinary purposes. In the Executive ...
15th October 2019
Bethany WoodheadEditor-in-Chief Bethany Woodhead discusses having the courage to report sexual misconduct. Suffering any form of sexual violence or assault has devastating impacts on an individual’s mental and physical wellbeing and, often, the world becomes a very dark place for a very long time. It might not seem like it, but there is a vast ...
15th October 2019
Bethany Woodhead, Tara Gandhi & Sam DoakEditors-in-Chief & Investigations Editor Systematic policy failures makes reporting complaints extremely difficult. CW: This story discusses sexual assault More than half of UK students have faced instances of sexual misconduct, yet less than 8% have reported to the police or their university. A survey by the charity Brook and ...
15th October 2019
Jordan HunterReporter The Union is currently looking for the suspects. On 12 October, the GUU’s fire alarm was falsely pulled, ending a busy night at HIVE. The Union was hosting Groove Armada in a partnership with the clothing company Schuh. HIVE had been at near-capacity as several societies had sub-crawls and entry was free. The ...
