Sexual assault in the US government
“I believed he was going to rape me.” are the stand out words in Christine Ford’s final testimony at the confirmation hearing of Brett Kavanaugh as an associate judge to…
How Fenty Beauty changed the face of the makeup industry
Fenty Beauty, launched in September last year, is a makeup line created by global superstar Robyn Rihanna Fenty, better known as Rihanna. It’s not uncommon for celebrity figures to produce…
A conversation with Kathleen Stock on Transgender Identity
Kathleen Stock, a philosophy lecturer at Sussex University, met with controversy after criticising the government’s reform of the Gender Recognition Act (2004). The amendment would ‘de-medicalise’ the legal process for…
Why I’m Jewish AND I support BDS
The idea of a land where my religious identity is welcomed and where I feel safe to be myself and live in peace is a beautiful idea but it is…
Students’ Union President Gustafsson and Liberate the Debate respond to the cancelled event
These comment pieces represent the opinions of both the Students’ Union and Liberate the Debate with regards to the recent cancellation of the Society’s freedom of speech debate. Students’ Union…
Amritsar: 99 years later and still no apology
99 years ago on Friday, one British general marched his soldiers into an enclosed garden in the vicinity of the holy Golden Temple and sealed off the exit. A crowd…
Should there be a more radical approach to SU politics?
Yes Johnbosco Nwogbo There is a need now, more than at any other time, for the kind of radicalism and ambitiousness the Red Slate promises to bring to the SU.…
Should students support the strikes?
Yes Johnbosco Nwogbo Universities are part of society. They don’t sit above society, nor do they transcend society. Problems in universities are de facto social problems. Lecturers, students, non-academic staff,…
Why we should be talking to our nans about politics.
Whenever I visit my nan, I always find a copy of the Daily Mail on her coffee table, and more often than not Farage complaining about immigrants on TV. In…
Jeremy Corbyn is (still) not very good
After last June’s General Election results, it would be tempting to view Jeremy Corbyn as some kind of political genius. A victorious underdog and master communicator who finally made that…
Long Read: Media and University have failed students on UCU strikes
There has been a lot of confusion and anger surrounding the strikes. The Tab has been dominant in forming the student media narrative, yet their reporting has been sensationalist and…
Should the monarchy be abolished?
YES William Cronk Since the time of Alfred the Great, this country has had a monarch of some form or another. The monarchy has provided stability and governance in tricky…
Comment Cast: Misogyny In Hollywood
In the is episode, Will and Sophie discuss misogyny in film and tv. For more, pick up a badger around campus or read it online. Tune in for more next…
Students need to support the UCU strike
The question of whether or not the current UCU strike is justified is an easily settled one, if one took a broad view. According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 300,000…
Comment Cast: The US is leaving the Paris Climate Agreement- but does it really matter?
In this episode Will and Julian debate whether or not the US leaving the Paris Climate Agreement really matters. Thanks for listening and tune in for more next week!
Rethinking the glorification of the Oscars and Hollywood cinema
As the season of The Oscars approaches, we are once again reminded of the yearly furor that accompanies the ceremony. Over 30 million people sit in their homes across the…
Are these the final days of the NHS?
A few nights ago I met a man who was working for a charity which provides care for people with brain injuries. Before this, he worked for the NHS in…
The US is leaving the Paris Climate Agreement: but does it really matter?
Yes Jonny Garwood On the 7th August 2017, America made clear its intentions to withdraw from the climate agreement enforced by Donald Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama. Having originally been ridiculed…
Is the new 26-30 railcard simply an attempt to distract?
I have always been a strong advocate for the ‘Young Person Railcard’, a must-have for any student living away from home and having to travel the length and breadth of…
Dear white liberal students present at the UK BLM talk,
It was such an encouragement to see so many of you at the UK Black Lives Matter talk held on campus on 7th November, 2017. It suggested to me that…