The Government has refused to comment on the possibility of future students not being able to take part in the European Union student exchange programme following Brexit. Following a repeated refusal to comment on the […]
Campus Watch: Sussex University hosts staff workshops on ‘dealing with right-wing attitudes in the classroom’
Officials at the university state that the event was aimed at helping staff act appropriately when faced with extreme views, such as racism or homophobia. The workshop was held for academic staff by one of […]
Campus Watch: Racial attacks against Strathclyde University’s Student President
Raj Jeyaraj, the Student President of Strathclyde University in Scotland, has been subject to verbal abuse and threats of violence from anonymous members of the public via email. Raj is Malaysian-born and is the first […]
50 Shades of confusion – Article 50
Following the Brexit judgement last June, there has been much speculation surrounding the mechanics of the UK exiting the European Union and the impact this will have on UK business. Even now, over sixth months […]
EU’ll miss us when we’re gone!
You might think you’re sick of hearing about Britain and the European Union, perhaps even exhausted of the whole affair, but Theresa May most likely cannot close her eyes without seeing ‘Brexit’. Don’t be fooled […]
Hammond convinces only child, Brexit, that it’s the taking part that counts.
Bradley discusses the loss of GDP after Brexit. Article may contain traces of satire. After receiving nothing but a prize for participation on sports day, 9 year old Brexit was reportedly reassured on Sunday that […]
A conversation with Zygmunt Bauman
Hannah Macaulay discusses liquid modernity, Brexit and hope with sociologist Zygmunt Bauman. On one of the coldest, rainiest, windiest days in recent British history I find myself on the number 1 bus on my way […]
Don’t EU want me baby?
Brexit is the gift that keeps on giving. Giving us endless disappointment that is. The British public’s shock decision to remove ourselves from the European Union will no doubt have countless negative impacts. One aspect […]
Neo-Nazi terrorist gets life for murder of MP Jo Cox
Extreme right wing terrorist Thomas Mair has today been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox, whom he shot and stabbed to death in Birstall, near Leeds, on the 16th […]
In the face of fear: what can art do?
With the triumphs of Brexit and Trump and the recent departure of the much loved Leonard Cohen, it’s time to look to art for hope in an increasingly worrying world… The morning after Trump was […]
‘It was a difficult summer for the Labour Party’: an interview with Hilary Benn, MP
The Gryphon’s Associate Editor, Dominic Johnson, sat down with Hilary Benn, Member of Parliament for Leeds Central, to discuss Trump, Brexit, and the state of the Labour Party. Sacked as Shadow Foreign Secretary in June […]
NUS holding demo against higher education changes this weekend
This weekend in London the NUS demo will take place and University of Leeds is taking students along. For this event, the NUS has joined forces with the University and College Union. Higher education is […]