The Conservative Party and the youth of Britain have seldom enjoyed a cordial relationship. From increasing tuition fees to enabling a corrupted job market and neglecting the climate crisis, the Tories of the last two […]
Tent City Project Rejected by Council
A project which aims to provide homeless people with resources and support in order to improve their situation was stopped by Leeds City Council last year. Alex Rimmer takes a look. David Hedley, who runs […]
We Are Failing Our Homeless
Crouched over in a bus stop we find him, barely able to stand due to the pain of his leg. Someone set fire to his sleeping bag, he tells us, and the result is a […]
Homelessness In Leeds: What Next?
Anyone walking from university into town would struggle to miss the homeless scattered along the street. It becomes an especially noticeable problem when the cold winter months remind people of just how hard it must […]
The Less Glamorous Side of Investment in Leeds
Leeds is a great city to live in for a wealth of reasons; it has a young population, exciting nightlife, and many varied neighbourhoods to name a few things. Nevertheless, there are a number of […]
Homelessness – a Bigger Problem in Europe Than Ever?
(Photo: Pixabay) The Gryphon discusses the rising issue of homelessness across Europe and what measures could be taken to help resolve it. On the streets of all the big cities and towns up and down […]
Anti-homeless benches: an act of ignorance
I can guarantee that on my blurry-eyed, 11am walk to lectures I will pass at least one homeless person sat on the streets of Hyde Park. It’s not an uncommon sight in Leeds; in fact […]
A Ticket To Nowhere? Councils ‘Help’ The Homeless
The BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire Show has reported that councils across the country are tackling homelessness by buying one-way train tickets for rough-sleepers in their cities. It is believed that some councils have spent up to […]
Clubbing with a Conscience
The Leeds nightlife scene caters for far more than just its attendees, with many events donating large quantities of money to charity. Editor-In-Chief Reece Parker gives us the run-down on such events. The morning after […]
Bandaid for a bullet wound: tent city and the homeless of Leeds
With funding for houses in such contention these days, the issue of homelessness is becoming ever-more public. Rabeeah Moeen discusses homelessness in Leeds and its ‘Tent City’. Being a student at Leeds means inevitable familiarity […]
Tampon Tax – Necessity Made Luxury?
The Gryphon examines the current arguments concerning what is widely regarded as a sexist measure and explores important campaigns, both on a local and national scale, that seek to highlight the ramifications of the tax. […]
Students sleep rough for charity
Students may spare a few quid for charity every so often, but campaigners have taken their action to a new level by sleeping rough outside the Union. Around twenty students braved the cold on Thursday […]