The Big Debate: Should grammar schools be abolished?
Yes Should grammar schools be exterminated or expanded? EXTERMINATE! When I’m elected Prime Minister, on the biggest landslide result the nation has ever seen in the year 2040, the first…
The Big Debate: Should Sussex University divest from fossil fuels?
Yes The University of Sussex is renowned as a progressive institution, however it continues to invest in fossil fuel exploration in direct contradiction with UN and international climate change agreements.…
The Big Debate: Is the British monarchy a viable institution in the 21st century?
Yes As Queen Elizabeth II’s reign surpasses that of her great-grandmother Queen Victoria, it seems that anti-monarchist feeling has reached fever pitch. Yet here I will highlight the array of…
The Big Debate: Should Britain have an “open-door” policy towards refugees?
Yes Before I begin my side of this debate – which is, of course, ‘yes’ – I would like to pose a question to my readers: If a member of…
Was the Student Union right in supporting the UCU marking boycott?
With a motion passing through the Student Council voting for the USSU to officially support this term’s marking boycott, The Badger asks whether this was the right decision? Yes I…
Should the NUS have backed out of the Free Education demo?
With the NUS withdrawing support for the Free Education demonstration on November 19th on the grounds of health and safety, The Badger asks if they made the right decision? Yes…
Has the Poppy Appeal become too commercialised?
With BBC presenters asked to wear poppies two weeks before 11th November and the advent of the #poppyselfie, The Badger asks whether the Poppy Appeal has lost it’s message? Yes…
The Big Debate: Coca-Cola boycott
Should the Students’ Union continue to boycott Coca-Cola? YES – Ben Lucas Why should anything be boycotted? Boycotts are a form of activism, where financial support is withdrawn from a…
The Big Debate: should prisoners get the vote?
As David Cameron enters a face-off with the European Court of Human Rights, this week’s Badger asks, should prisoners receive the right to vote? YES — Cello David To not…
The Big Debate: minimum alcohol pricing
Should there be a minimum price on alcohol to deter excessive drinking? This month, the Scottish government is being sued over their new minimum alcohol pricing law – by the…
The Big Debate: housing on campus
After ‘The Guardian’ suggested that Sussex’s accommodation is tantamount to a miniature class sytem, we asked two students their views. Does Sussex offer an adequate range of housing? YES –…
Is Sussex worth £9000?
Yes! Justin Sealey The debate over exactly how much universities should be charging is one that has been repeated on numerous occasions over the last decade. Now, the question turns…
The Big Debate: the British monarchy
“The royals are a money-spinner” Whenever a major event in the royal circle occurs, such as this year’s royal wedding, the same argument seems to constantly arise. Why does the…