Government

As Love Actually once stated, “love, really is all around us” or, if not, the competition to book a restaurant for the infamous ‘V-Day’ definitely is. Valentine’s Day is one of the most diversely celebrated events around the world, but where are the most romantic places to travel in...

We seem to find ourselves in an inevitable conundrum when it comes to the dreaded B-word. Two years have passed since the polarising referendum that divided the country. Despite the relentless media noise over Brexit, it feels like we are as clueless as to what Brexit will actually mean...

The government wants kids to know their times tables and grammar better. Are they right or can you get by without them? For me, grammar and numeracy are two of the most important topics to learn in school, or at least, that is what my teachers continuously stressed to...

The Government hopes to make tests on times tables and grammar mandatory in all schools by 2020 in a plan to improve the numeracy and literacy skills among students. Despite considerable opposition from many teachers in the country, including the National Association of Head Teachers, the Department of Education...

On the day of the release of the Government’s Autumn Budget 2017,  the University’s Socialist Students Society organised a day of action to protest Tory policies. The protest was part of a nationwide Socialist Students’ campaign on university campuses on 22 November. Will Sharland, the president of UoN’s Socialist...

This week has seen the latest instalments in the government’s renewed attacks on our freedoms. The Digital Economy Bill and the Communications Data Bill, or Snoopers’ Charter, are both set to make significant steps towards becoming law. Both represent significant dents in our civil liberties. But these two bills...

The cost of living as a student, the cost of study for a student, and the total debt students come out of university with are all going up. They’ve been going up for years now. Housing prices have risen by nearly a quarter since 2009, according to NUS figures, the...