Referendum

The country is descending into chaos. Newspapers are crammed full of catastrophic predictions for the disintegration of our economy. JK Rowling has compared Farage’s Leave campaign to Nazi propaganda (and with good reason). The ‘breaking point’ poster was a step too far in the Leave campaign’s immoral and obtuse...

If the referendum result has shown us one thing, it is that our nation is divided. There is no doubt that the referendum has thrown up some serious questions for our country as a whole to deal with. But it has also brought into contention the issues and the...

50.84% of Nottingham residents voted to leave the European Union yesterday in the EU referendum, in line with a 51.9% majority to leave throughout the rest of the country. 120,791 Nottingham residents turned out to vote, representing 61.82% of the 195,394 electorate. There were 130 spoilt ballot papers. 59,318 voters in Nottingham...

The University of Nottingham Students’ Union have announced that they will remain in the National Union of Students (NUS).  Below are the statistics for the Nottingham referendum: Remain: 1227 votes Leave: 803 votes Abstain: 10 votes Total: 2040 votes The quoracy level for this referendum was set at 836 votes. Angharad Smith, President of...

The results of a referendum on whether the University of Nottingham’s Students’ Union should disaffiliate from the National Union of Students (NUS) have been delayed after several complaints were submitted about the elections process. 10 complaints were received by the Elections Committee, levelled at both sides, including concerns that...

On Thursday 2nd June, Labour Students and the Left Society hosted a debate on University Park on the upcoming EU referendum. The debate tackled what the EU referendum will mean for the left wing, with each team being made up of students from the University. Tom Roberts, Jordan Thorpe,...

Voting has opened today in order to decide whether University of Nottingham Students’ Union (UoNSU) will continue to be affiliated with the National Union of Students (NUS).  Voting opened today (Wednesday 1st June) and will remain open until 12pm on Thursday 9th June. The move for a referendum followed...