Alastair Campbell: “I am and was a control freak”
In the second and final part of The Badger’s interview with Alastair Campbell, Harry Howard talks to the former New Labour spin-doctor about the media, Thatcherism, Michael Farthing and more.…
Study yourself, not just your subject
A typical student is perceived by the wider world as someone who lives in squalor, eats exclusively 17p instant noodles, and has no discernable interests outside of their academic subject,…
Alastair Campbell Talks About Alcohol and Depression
As part of a wide-ranging interview that will appear in the next issue of The Badger, Harry Howard talks to Tony Blair’s former Communications Director Alastair Campbell about alcohol and…
Richard Vaughan: Witch hunt against UCL professor betrays free speech
Richard Vaughan, a Masters student at Sussex, takes aim at the “trial by social media” and the University of Sussex Students’ Union for its record on free speech. One of…
Will Saunders: why I’ve joined #Tories4Corbyn
As anyone who knows me is all too aware, I can’t stand the Labour Party. I harbour a burning contempt for them, and would love to see them consigned to…
Callum Thomas: A case for Jeremy Corbyn for the Labour leadership
Callum Thomas is a History and Politics finalist at Sussex, who has been a key activist for the Marxist wing of the Labour Party over the past five years, and…
Are Progressive Opinions Always Open Minded?
Alastair Gray asks whether holding progressive views enough to warrant being ‘open-minded’.
A vote for the Greens could help solve climate change
It’s my opinion that climate change is our most pressing issue. According to climate scientists, we need to do something about it now, so as soon as possible given currently…
Blaze it, Brighton council
The council is moving to legalise cannabis in Brighton. Is it a good idea? Of course it is! For many years now there has been speculation and hopeful rumours that…
Should Hollywood consider cis actors for trans* roles?
Last month it was revealed that Eddie Redmayne would be playing artist, Lili Elbe, in The Danish Girl. But Elbe is not only famous for her art; she was also…
6 reasons most 3rd years are on the brink of a mental breakdown right now
This thing called a dissertation… Six thousand words for literature students. Eight thousand words for linguists, philosophers, and historians. TWELVE thousand for engineers. What is this madness? “But it’s your…
The perils of unleashing your drunk persona(s)
There are several kinds of annoying student drunks. The emotional one; the exhibitionist; the loud, obnoxious ‘this one time…’ kid; the determined-to-get-some-tonight drunk; the aggressor; the bailer (‘but I’ve got…
Channel 4’s is wrong about being bipolar
The synopsis of the recent Channel 4 documentary, Being Bipolar, explains that “psychotherapist Philippa Perry explores the dramatic rise in bipolar diagnoses, looking at the condition from the perspective of…
Why I can’t live on a student budget
I never see my student loan, it all goes straight on rent and bills, bills, bills; and because of this, I’ve had to keep up part-time work throughout the course…
Learning to drive, and what happens if you eventually pass
Can you drive? Well done. Seriously, it took me four times to get my license; by the fourth time my instructor basically said: ‘well, you’ve got nothing to lose’. Easy…
Reading for pleasure? It's essential
Dear Badger, When did you last read a book? How many books have you read this year? Have you ever borrowed a novel from the library? If you don’t read,…
Why HeForShe is not as representative as it seems
September 2014: Emma Watson launches the HeForShe campaign, inviting all men into feminism. September 2014: the first meeting of the University of Sussex Women’s Group. The topic? How we can…
The blame for tuition fees can be laid at the feet of Tony Blair
The blame for tuition fees can be laid at the feet of Tony Blair, according to Harry Howard.
Disability, language, and how everyone can improve
Recently, wonderful Sussex students have reminded me of just how acceptable it is to verbally bash the disabled. The tour guide who compared his timid sociability to Asperger’s syndrome, the…
In defence of vegetarianism (For the angry Cornishmen)
I am often called into debates by virtue of my vegetarianism at parochial gatherings; ceaselessly challenged to justify myself by those with a bewildering and lusty resentment. This happened most…