The Tories have auctioned off their morality
Press reports of the Tory party fundraiser (for which guests paid up to £15,000 a seat) initially sparked a heated debate over the nature and transparency of the donations received…
Do you vote for your country, or your county?
With the UK general election fast approaching much attention has been paid to the stark disparity between turnout levels between young and old. The under 25s, and students in particular,…
Translating the data: Journalism in transition
There’s been a huge mass of conversations about freedom of the press recently. Whether we discuss the morality of reporting the controversial, the justice of lack of reporting around what…
Michael Farthing needs to stop treating his students as customers
Michael Farthing’s attack on 24th February against Labour’s proposal to lower university fees is based on smoke and mirrors and against the very people he should be speaking out for:…
Cops off Campus desperately needs a renaming
I wish, with all my heart, that the Cops Off Campus movement was called something else. I completely agree with the urgent need to end police brutality and mistreatment. I…
Selfridges department store and the new 'unisexy'
For six weeks, starting in March, Selfridges London will be ridding themselves of their perfectly organized men and women’s departments. In their place, they plan on creating a monstrous three-floor…
The unchangeable curses you’re stuck with in student housing
Dear Badger, Students are known for their resilience. Most let their houses get so cold and murky that they cultivate mould on their legs during sleep that they have to…
Embarking on Graduate life: take your time
My academic journey at Sussex is reaching its end, yet with only two months to hand in dissertations and complete my undergraduate degree I am surprisingly calm. Despite this truth,…
Natalie Bennett should choose to admit ignorance, not to ignore the question
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett’s recent interview on LBC Radio with Nick Ferrari was unequivocally awful. The protracted silences and evasive answers made this an uncomfortable listen for someone with…
Happiness is just a 'swipe right' away
Where did you parents meet? School? Gig? Pub? Work? Somewhere which involved one of them crossing the floor and saying ‘hello’, I’ll bet. When you yourself eventually copulate and produce…
What will the face of feminism look like in 2015?
Last year was, what seemed to be, a very noisy year for feminism. It seemed to be one of the most talked about topics across social media with global trends…
A Harry Potter degree
Dear Badger, Maybe it’s because I am getting closer to finalizing my degree and I feel the need for personal reassurance and validation; maybe it’s because I am unamused with…
Revenge should not apologise for chav night
Dear Badger, Club Revenge has received a lot of stick over the past fortnight by the academic community about it’s alleged ‘classist’, Chav night. What is astonishing to me, however,…
Someone for someone
Undoubtedly, Internet inevitably plays such a great role in our lives that social parts such dating or flirting has been changed dramatically. Online dating seems to be a rapid tendency…
Why it won't be politics as usual at the next election
It appears that in the run up to the general election in Britain this year, the political landscape is shifting and other parties may play a key role in subduing…
Paris attacks: why some and not others?
The attacks that took place earlier this month in Paris were a tragedy; innocent lives were taken by unjustifiable murderous measures. I was at work when I first heard the…
Race, Selma and Oscar nominations: a need to reevaluate
The 2015 Oscar nominations have come with more than a little controversy. The voters have been criticised; people have been up in arms that Oscar voters are on average 63…
No More Page 3 hasn't won yet
I’m in my final year of university now and to my memory the No More Page 3 (NMP3) campaign has been around for my whole time as a student. I…
It's time to talk about mental health
Mental health is misunderstood in our society. Most people who are aware that mental health exists usually think it’s synonymous with mental illness, and see mental illness as something awful…
Anti-leaders debates
Dear Badger, Earlier this month both the BBC and ITV announced they would hold seven-party leader debates involving pretty much everyone who holds a seat in Westminster or the regional…