Icelandic election shows politics at its best
Unless you have had your head buried in the sand for the last three months (and if you have, I can understand why!), you would have seen that the American…
We should not pull up the drawbridge on immigration
On June the 23rd 2016, the British public made the momentous decision to leave The European Union. As a result The Conservative Party has been taking steps, some of which…
The Big Debate: Should Bob Dylan have won the Nobel Prize?
Yes: Miles Fagge (Theatre Editor) I want to start this by stressing that I am not seeking to argue that Bob Dylan necessarily deserved to win this award more than…
Multicultural Britain must face up to its Identity question
The subject of identity is far from an easy one. That is not to say merely that it is difficult to solve – that much is a statement of the…
The Big Debate: student politics are frivolous
The Big Debate is a regular Badger feature which brings the spirit of competitive debating to the printed page. Two writers tackle a contentious topic, representing polarised views. They might…
I’m proud, as a second generation immigrant, to have voted for Leave
As a 21 year old London born Politics student, it’s not often that I am forced to consider my ethnic background when making decisions (politically). My parents immigrated to the…
Brexit Britain: Divided and Conquered
Britain is in a mess. A huge mess. A catastrophic mess. The nation’s fundamental divisions – age, education, income – are strikingly visible. And what a horrifying sight it is.…
Blurred Lines: Sexual assault survivors don’t need protecting from chart music
It’s been three years now since the release of Robin Thicke’s ‘Blurred Lines’ and despite it long disappearing out of the charts and therefore from Przym’s dance floor (thank god),…
Sussex campus: inaccessible and unacceptable
Image: Tim Brighton – Flickr On the first day back from easter break, Access Sussex— a Student Union campaign to ensure that students with disabilities do not face discrimination on…
The student voice has made itself irrelevant
Friday 11th March. A freshly-purchased bagel plummets to the ground, its owner’s mouth agape with shock, as a motorcade of two black Jaguars and three police cars comes to a…
Out of shore, out of mind: Panama Papers deserve action, not apathy
I must confess – and to anyone who knows me this takes some doing – to being wholly wrong. This isn’t a rarity; I’d wager a good 50% of my…
Why the occupation supporting Luqman Onikosi WAS productive, and why those who think it wasn’t shouldn’t feel afraid to speak out
“Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.” John Donne On Friday…
The occupation in support of Luqman Onikosi was counter-productive
On Friday 11th March, I went down to Bramber House to watch a gathering of approximately 200 other students protesting against the Home Office’s decision to deport former Sussex student…
Live report from the Bramber House Occupation
6pm (12th March) Luqman Onikosi himself has released a statement about the university’s response to the occupation in Bramber House: “Thank you very much for all that has participated in…
The U.S Presidential Race: Power, Meet Madmen. Madmen, Meet Power.
Super Tuesday, Super Saturday… Why do all the vital voting nights in America sound like deals at Dominos? Perhaps because each of the Republican candidates epitomises a pizza topping. Marco…
Do history months promote recognition or exclusion?
This month is LGBTQ+ History month, and over twenty events are taking place at Sussex, making it the university’s biggest LGBTQ+ History Month to date. This annual observance has only…
Feminist denial of a cultural factor in Cologne attacks is dishonest and hypocritical
The headline of the recent comment piece by Frida Gustafsson was explicit, obvious and correct: ethnicity had nothing to do with the alleged sex attacks witnessed in Cologne, and other…
Sexual assaults shouldn’t be blamed on ethnicity
Trigger Warning: This article contains references to sexual assault 2016 is here and anti-immigration parties and groups have started it by taking on the issue of sexual assault. Pegida organised…
Podemos: Spain’s Presidential elections seen from a Spanish village
Freya Marshall Payne (in Hoyos, Caceres, Spain) This is my first holiday home from university, and I’ve arrived back into a little Spanish mountain village of crooked tile roofs and…
The Big Debate: Should “Jihadi John” have been given a fair trial?
Yes Is bombing the hell out of an executioner really the ‘right thing to do’? An executioner only acts on orders, and this (unconfirmed) killing won’t stop or even slow…