Many of you may have seen this year’s Valentines’ episode of First Dates. It was full to bursting with perfectly matched couples, and enough first date butterflies to make me and my housemates all shed […]
An insider’s view on the leadership race
Reece Parker, Gryphon Editor-in-cheif-elect, gives his take on the leadership race, its questionable voting incentives, and what can be done to improve future elections. Like most of the third-year students at Leeds University, I’m currently […]
Why I can’t be persuaded that the NHS would benefit from privatisation
Since the prospect of privatisation of our NHS has materialised, I’ve stubbornly resisted the consideration that it could be for the best. When my housemate invited me to a panel debate on the subject, I […]
Elizabeth Warren: what’s next for the Senator leading the resistance?
Since assuming the office of Senator for the state of Massachusetts in early 2013, Elizabeth Warren has quickly risen to a leading position in the Democratic Party and in the progressive movement as a whole. […]
A local reaction with global effects
Community. It’s something that I’ve been thinking a lot about recently. Its importance has been drilled into me by my grandparents, my old school and by the biographies of the great and the good. It’s […]
Betsy DeVos: a red flag for rural America
In what has been an incredibly contentious start to Donald Trump’s new administration, the nomination, and now confirmation, of education secretary Betsy Devos has drawn significant debate. For many Democrats, the fear of DeVos is […]
Blaming immigrants? What a total Hunt!
Last week’s announcement from the government, that the NHS will now charge foreign patients upfront for non-emergency treatment, is the latest display of scapegoating immigrants for the problems the NHS faces by the Tories. NHS […]
Tara Palmer Tomkinson deserves better
Since you cannot purchase The Sun from Essentials, you probably follow their Facebook page to keep up with their five-star journalism. Last week Tara Palmer-Tomkinson passed away. The Sun’s sensitive and considerate headline read: “Tara […]
Sweet home Alabama?
Jefferson Sessions is the newest member of President Trump’s elitist, nightmare cabinet. Having been a junior senator in Alabama for over 20 years, he is the new Attorney General – a position which is regarded […]
Banning the Daily Mail is a risk
In an unprecedented move for the online encyclopaedia, English Wikipedia have voted to ban The Daily Mail as a source for citation, claiming it to be ‘generally unreliable’. The paper is now prohibited from being […]
The Gryphon asks: should Commons Speaker John Bercow have objected to Trump speaking in parliament?
Yes – Aiden Alexander Wynn At the beginning of last week, John Bercow did something courageous and, frankly, necessary, in stating his opposition to Trump and his upcoming state visit. Some may argue that this […]
LUU LEADERSHIP RACE: Benefits built for you
Harry is running to be Activities Officer, here are his views on benefits for societies using the union. Societies spend a huge amount of time and money in the Union with various socials and events. Most […]