By now you must all have heard about the Queen’s visit to UEA on Friday, to view an exhibition of Fijian art. What you may not have heard is the sound of anyone giving a toss. People I’ve talked to seem genuinely unmoved by the prospect of the Royal Visit. My favourite response was from…
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Legislation needs to hold landlords to account
Cameron, Osborne and around 39% of Tory MPs share an interesting private vocation: not golf, as it turns out, but landlordship. Indeed, 194 MPs from across the Commons are landlords – one of whom, Newbury MP Richard Benyon, tried to turf out an entire estate of tenants in the New Era scandal last year. Is…
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Acts of student solidarity are inspiring, but are making little impact
The boycott of lectures and seminars on 17th November truly was a day of solidarity, mobilising a number of home and international students, but was anybody watching? The success of the NUS, and of our own union, to rally a mass protest through various walkouts and stunts is commendable; nonetheless, it is outweighed by the…
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Textbooks or food? Union launches foodbank to tackle student poverty
The Union of UEA Students (UUEAS) has launched a foodbank, as a way to tackle student poverty at UEA. The launch took place last week coincided with a report, which indicated that nearly a quarter of all students are having to choose between buying textbooks and food as they cannot afford both. The initiative, branded…
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