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David Cameron should resign – but not just over the Panama Papers

The Panama Papers dropped on April 3rd and the list of people implicated seemed to be longer than the list of people not – from Simon Cowell to the President…

No border, no nation, stop deportation: Save Lord

The UK’s strict and racist immigration and asylum structures have struck once again with the news that NUS Scotland’s newly-elected Refugee and Asylum Officer Lord Elias Mensah Apetsi has been…

Liberation groups are a necessity for an inclusive university

It is standard practice at a lot of universities and the National Union of Students (NUS) to have groups which are specifically for marginalised groups to come together and organise…

Stand up to disgusting misogynist Roosh V and his followers this Saturday

CW: rape, sexual assault, harassment (online/offline), rape culture, doxxing, misogyny (in article and in external links). Please make sure you take whatever form of self-care you need. Rape culture is…

Reflecting on my year abroad: Vienna

Years abroad, without fail, are sold to us as the best years of our (university) lives. So when it comes to deciding whether we apply or where we apply to…

The refugee crisis: life on the ground in Austria

In the central train station of Vienna, the Austrian capital, there is a WiFi service provided especially for the refugees who pass through there. It proclaims, simply and clearly: “You…

We must not prioritise Western lives over others

Not even a year after the Charlie Hebdo shootings, Paris has been struck with yet more attacks, leaving over 100 people dead, 180 wounded and 80 people critical according to…

Iain Stirling: Touchy Feely

Stand-up, Pleasance Courtyard, Venue 33, 19.40 until 29th August Iain Stirling’s offering at this year’s Fringe is fairly innocent, fairly middle-of-the-road, and fairly able to raise some laughs without bringing…