Leeds students will not have graduation ceremany this year because of the continuing uncertainty abut the pandemic.
COP26: A Test of British Soft Power and the World’s Left and Right
Featured Image: Wikipedia Britain, apparently, used to be known for its common sense. The country with the practicality, wealth and explosive creativity which resulted in the Industrial Revolution; harbinger to this modern age with the […]
How will the energy crisis impact students?
With the wholesale cost of natural gas reaching record highs, the UK is braced for a winter energy crisis which it is feared will wreak havoc on businesses and drive the cost of living up […]
Review: Spencer – A Pretentious and Retrograde Two-Hour Advert for Chanel and KFC
Séamus O’Hanlon dives into the latest filmic portrayal of the royals and Lady Diana in particular – Spencer.
Review: Open Theatre’s The Passion of Bonnie & Clyde
Emotion turns cowboys into soulful women in this short, lively and timeless original production about the notorious Bonnie and Clyde. A successful simple love story, the one-act play was at its best when the two titular characters navigated their romance, illuminating as lovers rather than criminals.
£10k Offers are Unethical to Students and Demean Universities
Money all too often defines the university experience and it is by the far the most unfair limitation for anyone outside the walls of tertiary education who is unsure of how to get in. Money wraps itself around classism, racism and the experiences of those from other underrepresented university backgrounds who in the British system luckily receive maintenance loans; socially acceptable benefits, that along with student course fees, are paid off essentially in a graduate tax at later date contingent on future income.
2021 PSYCHOSIS: LOCKDOWN, FREEDOM & REVOLUTION
Writer Séamus O’Hanlon speaks to a woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder to discover the reality of living with psychosis while also making some deeply personal revelations about himself.
A defence of in-person lectures
Being a student in the 2020s has so far been defined by the pandemic, which has fundamentally hurt an entire generation’s life chances from early and to higher education. Technology, however, has been our saviour, […]
One person protests change the world, not just in Britain: Why we should Kill the Bill
Today’s Britain has been made poorer, less tolerant and less safe by the passing of the Police and Crime Bill. Its a piece of legislation noted for its largeness, its contentious section restricting the right […]
Brideshead revisited: Classic literature and the power of LGBTQ+
Need a break from talking about the future and living through a pandemic? Take a trip through history in this article revisiting Brideshead.
Top London principals and Labour MPs discuss A Level challenges
Séamus O’Hanlon reports on Tuesday’s parliamentary panel on the impact of COVID-19 on schools.
Would a ‘Harry Potter’ TV series be magical?
I groaned when I first read the online headline speculating that Harry Potter may be getting a television reboot but was this reaction genuine concern or instant snobbery? The article, was in fact, referring to […]