14th October 2022
It’s no secret that politicians have far-reaching influence. When their words could have dangerous consequences, is it ethical to curtail their freedom of speech? In September, John Mason (MSP for Glasgow Shettleston since 2011) was issued a formal warning from the Scottish National Party (SNP) for his defence of anti-abortion protestors. In the warning from ...
14th October 2022
With the ethics of true crime content coming under increasing scrutiny, Rebecca considers how much of this criticism is deserved. True crime podcasts have been my long-standing companion for years. Especially over the pandemic, my government-approved daily walks were always accompanied by the girls over at Crime Junkie, bringing light to some lesser-known cases. The ...
3rd October 2022
Katarina discusses why the SRC should not concede to legal pressure from anti-abortion societies. *The author recognises that some people who may get an abortion do not identify as women and fully supports the right of any pregnant person to an abortion. The Student Representative Council is affiliated with over 300 student societies on campus. ...
30th September 2022
With the increase in collective organising and the hard right position of Truss’ neo-Thatcherite Government on trade unionism, what lies down the line? Nurses. Transport workers. Barristers. Airline staff. Postal workers. Teachers. Refuse workers. The increasing cost of living, along with the highest rates of inflation in the last 40 years has produced a rapidly ...
27th September 2022
You either mourn for the Queen’s death or face repercussions… in a democracy? After nearly a fortnight of nonstop news coverage, shop closures, event cancellations, and, perhaps worst of all, the removal of the crossword from the Metro, even the most ardent republican must be wishing that the Queen had lived forever. Veneration of the ...
18th September 2022
With an autumn of discontent forecast amidst an unsustainable rise in the cost of living, should students take part in the Don’t Pay UK campaign? No one is immune to the cost-of-living crisis tearing its way through the UK at the moment, and when it comes to the national conversation there is talk of little ...
2nd May 2022
There are many negative implications to becoming a cashless society, no matter how convenient Apple Pay may be. Due to Covid-19 and the increase of contactless technology, we live in a time where pretty much all payments are cashless. Many businesses don’t even accept cash, and some are afraid to touch it due to the ...
21st April 2022
Although they require routine care and financial support, pets can add an invaluable benefit to university life. Life can be unpredictable and hectic as a student; between irregular timetables, long breaks, exams, drinking, and part time jobs, no two weeks look the same. I, for one, hate that. Without any structure I will sleep crazy ...
20th April 2022
Kidnapping, codependency and forced isolation: is this really the way we should be treating animals? When I’m at my most unbearable – after suggesting that the government solves national debt by simply printing more money without telling anyone – I like to ask people if they think that pets suffer from Stockholm Syndrome. Stockholm Syndrome ...
20th April 2022
Craig Williamson reflects on the Covid-19 death toll surpassing six million. On 9 March 2022, the global death toll of the Covid-19 pandemic hit six million. That number might be hard to conceptualise – it’s more than the entire population of Scotland, and roughly 10 times that of Glasgow. No matter how we try to ...
