29th November 2022
Westminster political turmoil continues to grow, but what can Starmer do to secure election in two years time? One leadership election, two resignations, and three leaders in as many months- the Conservative Party is falling apart. Just over a year after the Owen Patterson lobbying scandal began (and arguably so did the downfall of Boris ...
29th November 2022
Views Columnist Ellie discusses negative public perceptions of the new Prime Minister. When I think of a Prime Minister, I picture Hugh Grant’s David in Love Actually. The charming and likeable Prime Minister who danced down the stairs to Jump (For My Love) by the Pointer Sisters, stood up to the President, and who loves ...
20th November 2022
A year on from the COP26 climate conference here in Glasgow, what have we learned? Glancing at the news the other day, I was surprised to discover that COP27 was taking place in Egypt this month. I presume I’m not alone in having almost forgotten the seemingly momentous climate summit that took place in Glasgow ...
20th November 2022
The world needs to stand with the people of Iran against the Islamic Republic. “Someone’s crime was that her hair was flowing in the wind,” rapped Iranian musician Toomaj Salehi – a song lyric that would soon result in his arrest for crimes punishable by death. Over the past week, international discussion of the situation ...
20th November 2022
Culture Editor Jeevan Farthing argues that David Cameron’s policies are ultimately responsible for the failings of more recent prime ministers. David Cameron is the worst prime minister of the 21st Century. He did a runner after his big Brexit gamble because he was too scared to face the consequences, leaving it to a trio of ...
20th November 2022
The case of Natasha Abrahart highlights the importance of a legally defined duty of care for universities toward their students. You’d be forgiven for assuming that our University and others across the country owe students a duty of care in regard to their wellbeing and personal safety. With school leavers in Scotland being as young ...
19th November 2022
Does the University provide adequate mental health support to those who need it? It’s safe to say that over the past few years, students have had it pretty tough. Through a pandemic, cost of living crisis, and a severe housing shortage, the student hallmark of the “work hard, play hard” life has been warped for ...
19th November 2022
Trans-exclusionary groups like For Women Scotland protested the Gender Recognition Reform bill in October. But is there any evidence to support their arguments? Last month, JK Rowling made headlines again, and not for the reason you might expect from an author of a wildly popular children’s series. Recently, the author of the Harry Potter series ...
19th November 2022
Glasgow’s apparent move to more progressive town planning is impressive, but insufficient without action to back it up. Last month, councillor Holly Bruce put forth a motion which aimed to make public spaces in Glasgow safer and more inclusive for women and people of marginalised genders. The motion, which has since been passed, states that ...
19th November 2022
There’s a difference between holding studios and executives accountable for lack of queer representation and leveling baseless accusations of queerbaiting at young actors – it’s time to re-evaluate. There’s a scene in the final episode of Netflix’s coming-of-age hit Heartstopper in which Nick – having spent the entire day at the beach with his new ...
