Students at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) will campaign for white philosophers to be largely removed from the curriculum. The decision to advocate a change to the curriculum comes as part of the student union’s “educational priorities” for 2017. Philosophers such as Kant, Plato and Descartes would be dropped…
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Brothers in qualms: The special relationship
Blink and you might have missed it. A lot has happened since 23rd June, and strange as it seems to us now that a couple of months ago Michael Gove was an actual candidate to be Prime Minister, we might be forgiven on the basis that some other, not insignificant, development has arisen. For those…
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Madam President: Hillary Clinton
Finally, it’s nearly over. After months of campaigning, personal attacks and scandals, the vote is here. Yet for many people there remains the big question: is this seriously the best you can do, America? In many ways, this disbelief is well founded. But my aim here isn’t to point out the ineptitude of Donald Trump….
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The bank of Mum and Dad
For those who somehow managed to escape the news, the government scrapped maintenance grants in August this year, meaning current first year students will see the potential effects of changes to student finance. To replace the non-repayable grants, maintenance loans have been raised to a maximum of £8200 depending on parents’ income. On paper, this…
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Government announces further plans for higher education reform
The government announced more plans for higher education reform, notably that fees could rise to £9,500 per year and that a new ranking system will be introduced to judge which universities are good enough to charge higher fees. It was announced earlier this year that students starting in autumn 2017 could pay up to £9,250…
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Making a martyr? Free speech, social media and the alt-right
Despite the temptation to spend the summer days reading ahead for next year, often the holidays offer little alternative occupation to obsessively monitoring our social media. Nowadays a vital pillar in upholding contact with other humans, social media can be inflammatory and, since July, still reeling from what could prove to be a game-changer. This…
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Muslim students avoiding involvement in politics
Muslim students are avoiding participation in politics for fear of being labelled extremist, according to the Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS). The organisation, which represents nearly half a million Muslim students in the UK, issued their warning before the details of the Queen’s speech were announced on 18th May. While the Counter Extremism and…
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The value of tradition in British politics
If you had switched on any news channel on the 18th of May, you would most likely have been utterly confused by the hubbub outside Buckingham Palace. As adoring well-wishers hoped to catch a glimpse of their idols, you would have wondered what you were missing. Were Wills and Kate getting married again? Decked out…
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Why David Cameron should be cautious of labeling Britain a “Christian country”
In his Easter message, David Cameron again opened the debate on religion and its role in our national identity by urging the British people to “all stand together” to defend Christianity. Not the first time Cameron has championed Britain’s identity as a Christian country, much of this year’s message was regurgitated from Christmas and Easter…
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