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Rebuilding Morocco after the devastating earthquake

12th October 2023

Comment Editor Freya Corcoran considers the role of foreign aid in rebuilding Moroccan communities. A month on from the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, and the death toll continues to climb. It is estimated that over 2,900 people have been killed in the first of two major natural disasters that have struck ...


The BBC isn’t impartial

22nd March 2023

Presenter Gary Lineker was allegedly instructed to apologise for his “partial” comments about Suella Braverman’s immigration policy, but has the BBC ever truly been impartial?  “There will be no loyalty, except loyalty toward the Party. There will be no love, except the love of Big Brother…”wrote George Orwell in 1949, about a fictional reality, under ...


University drug policy: disciplinary, educational and health approaches

22nd February 2023

The Glasgow Guardian explores the University of Glasgow’s approach to drug policy. “Never have I ever done hard drugs,” someone pipes up from across the room. Everyone takes a drink. After a year of being locked in Murano, there now lies the promised land of heavy techno clubs with strobe lighting that are just “so ...


Misrepresentation of Scotland in Westminster… again

22nd February 2023

Alister Jack has faced the wrath of some of the Scottish Electorate after the overturning of the Gender Reform Bill. But it’s not the first time. A look into the misrepresentation of Scottish opinions in Westminster by the Scottish Secretary of State – who’s not helping himself.  ‘A Constitutional First’, reported Sky News on the ...


Hitting the ground running: The immediate popularity of the Glasgow University Filmmaking Society

30th November 2022

Freya Corcoran profiles the new Glasgow University Filmmaking Society, and attends its guest speaker event with Sanjeev Kohli. The Glasgow University Filmmaking Society, run by President Thomas Adams, is one of the latest additions to UofG’s myriad of extracurricular opportunities. Despite its recent inception, it seems to have taken the university by storm. With over ...