14th October 2022
Writer Freya Corcoran examines what the consequences of Liz Truss’ government will be for students. There was a time in her political career when the UK’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, may have appealed more to the nation’s masses. Her history of pro-EU sentiments, state education and previous involvement with the Liberal Democrats, all lead ...
14th October 2022
The Glasgow Guardian examines the classist conditions influencing students’ social life at university. Staying out until the sun comes up, living with a perpetual hangover and most importantly, life without parents – all part of a university experience that both new and returning students seek to achieve. With the SNP famously scrapping tuition fees for ...
14th October 2022
The Glasgow Guardian sits down with the newly-appointed NUS Scotland president, Ellie Gomersall. In conversation with The Glasgow Guardian, National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland president Ellie Gomersall has addressed the most pressing issues of the day for University of Glasgow students, from the rising cost of living to mental health. With regards to the ...
26th July 2022
Political satirist Matt Forde talks to The Glasgow Guardian about his upcoming show at the Edinburgh Fringe – including why it will always feature some Scottish politics – as well as the role of impartiality and cancel culture in political comedy. Both “crasherooni snoozefest” and “security, prosperity, respect” could feature in Matt Forde’s lexicon. As ...
17th July 2022
Political satirist Matt Forde talks to The Glasgow Guardian about his upcoming show at the Edinburgh Fringe – including why it will always feature some Scottish politics – as well as the role of impartiality and cancel culture in political comedy. Both “crasherooni snoozefest” and “security, prosperity, respect” could feature in Matt Forde’s lexicon. As ...
21st April 2022
CW: themes of abuse and eating disorders Writer Charlotte Christian analyses the rise of oversharing and “trauma dumping” on social media, and discusses the implications for the mental health of younger generations. Internet culture can seem all consuming in a post-lockdown world that has seen the explosion of everyone’s new favourite social media site TikTok ...
18th March 2022
Writer Ellen Ruddell explores what constitutes polyamory, and why this relationship alternative needs to be better understood. Although polyamory as a practice has long-existed at the outskirts of our society, with images of harem-like relationships and fundamentalist sister-wives dominating the cultural perception of non-monogamy, growing openness and fluid dating preferences has contributed to a...
18th March 2022
Theo Wilcocks interviews Peter Bleksley, a former undercover policeman tracking down Kevin Parle, whose undertakings in Glasgow may be crucial to Bleksley’s success. I managed to organise the meeting with Peter Bleksley on one of the few Saturday afternoons that he was free: QPR, his favourite football team, weren’t playing. This was congruous with the ...
2nd March 2022
Features Editor Niamh Flanagan discusses the trials and tribulations faced as self professed introvert trying to socialise at university. Introvert is a label I was assigned roughly around age 5. It has become an intrinsic part of who I am and how I perceive myself, and it’s something I disclose apologetically about myself to new ...
28th February 2022
Central and Eastern European Studies student Joseph Elgar provides an explanation of what is happening in Ukraine, and the ramifications it will have on international politics. After months of military intensification on the Ukrainian border, Vladimir Putin announced his intention to launch military operations against Ukraine at 6am local time on Thursday 24 February 2022, ...
