The Tories are pretty darn evil if you ask me
Johnbosco Nwogbo I think that a party that accepts and defends our present social and economic order, and sees no point in asking fundamental questions about it, is pretty darn…
Where have all the “brave” men gone?
It’s not every day something occurs that leads you to question your very own principles, let alone leads you to question the principles of your fellow man – and I…
Is there enough academic representation at Sussex?
Next time you log on to study direct, download your reading list and gaze despondently upon the various texts, ask yourself this: how many of these academic writings have been…
Should Black History Month be Abolished?
Yes William Cronk African, Caribbean, and Asian history should form a large part of the history taught in schools in this country. This, sadly, is not the case and modern…
Things Students Need: abolishing tuition fees is not one of them
In light of the Labour Party’s shock survival at the General Election last June, Jeremy Corbyn’s flagship policy of abolishing tuition fees looks set to dominate the debate over education…
Black People Making History
There’s an argument that can be made about the problematic nature of black history month. History should be studied in its relevant entirety without any racial divisions. However, we rarely…
Uber: Too Good to be True?
Last week, Transport for London (TfL) ruled that the global mobile taxi company Uber was not a “fit and proper” private hire company, and made the decision to not renew…
The Big Debate: Torture by the state can never be justified
For The definition of torture is ‘the action or practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment or in order to force them to do or say something’.…
Big Debate: Do too many students go to university?
Yes (Giles Goodwin): “It’s a good job that new humanities factory opened in Porthcawl” is my usual snarky response to someone informing me that they are off to university to…
The Badger Guide to Getting Political at Sussex
So here you are, a fresher at Sussex; fresh-faced, dewy-eyed and ready to embrace all the stereotypes of your new university. You’ve already gone vegan, swum in the sea, bought…
Did Labour win the election? A Sussex perspective
The short answer is obviously no. The Tories remain in power, for now at least, propped up by the DUP whose social views most in the UK and in the…
The only victor of diaspora wars is white supremacy
On Sunday 19 th March I logged off Twitter in a fit of frustration. This source of my indignation: once again Black Twitter was embroiled in diaspora wars. There are…
Marching for Europe, challenging injustice
On Saturday 25 March, I attended the ‘Unite for Europe’ march to Parliament, along with tens-of-thousands of others. The aim of this march was simple: to make sure the voices…
The Big Debate: It is selfish to focus disproportionately on terror attacks in the West
Agree Devin Thomas In a world of increased connectedness and supposed solidarity, the fact that terror attacks that occur closer to home are still so much more significant in our…
Why Ireland will remember Martin McGuinness
It is clear that all of Ireland lost a unique and remarkable Statesman on Tuesday. The life of Martin McGuinness is an interesting and complex one, but the most resounding…
The Big Debate: Should media be sanitised to protect citizens?
Agree William Singh The classic problem with any motion containing words like “sanitised” is it’s almost impossible to argue that we should censor, but instinctively most people will be able…
Doing good things shouldn’t feel bad
Buddhist philosophy teaches that the true source of genuine, long-lasting happiness in this world is helping others. Be it by volunteering, donating to a charity, or just taking the time…
The Big Debate: Positive discrimination in employment is unfair
Agree Georgia Grace Undoubtedly we have a problem in this country with cisgender white men having greater employment opportunities than women and minorities. However, implementing positive discrimination is not the…
The Big Debate: We should separate the personal live of actors and artists from their creative work
In Favor William Singh When addressing this difficult subject, it is usually taken as the default position that a reprehensible human being ought not to win an award for their…
Zero hour contracts: UK employment success is a fallacy
The government may be quick to boast of record-high employment levels over the past year, but in reality UK employment is more unstable than ever. The majority of jobs contributing…