Ben Baruch

Let’s be honest, we all loved open days, don’t we? Sure, the long car – or even worse train – journeys sucked, that sickening mixed feeling of uncertainty and excitement driving us crazy on the way home, but it was worth it for seeing a new part of the...

Christmas – a time of frivolity, gifts-giving, gorging and if we’re really lucky: goodwill to all men (and everyone else). In a multi-cultural society you may be tempted to see Christmas as I do: an internationally popular celebration which should be available to all people, British or not, living...

Our university is currently facing a great deal of criticism from its students in response to its financial decisions. Each year, the University of Nottingham makes a profit over £20m. Last year, it made £25m. The year before it was the same. It seeks to increase this to at...

After winning the constituency of Croydon Central by a mere 165 votes in the 2015 General Election, Housing Minister Gavin Barwell has every right to be happy. But a loss for his side in the EU Referendum and the departure of David Cameron, whose brand of Conservatism Gavin heartily...

Starting an online search for Theresa May, you can’t help but feel sorry for our new Prime Minister. Though admittedly the search engine I was using was Bing, seeing the words ‘low cut top’ appear next to her name as the first search suggestion was more than a little depressing. In a...

A bill designed to pardon all men living with same-sex offence convictions has been halted in parliament after 25 minutes of filibustering by Tory MP Sam Gyimah. Known as the Turing Bill and named after computer scientist and codebreaker Alan Turing, who was pardoned posthumously of gross indecency nearly...

It’s October, which for most people signifies the countdown to Halloween. However, for Black British individuals this month signifies something much greater than that: Black History Month. Black History Month focuses on the achievements and struggles of black people across the globe. It is celebrated in February in America and...