“I think that the transition in becoming an adult is becoming all the more intense” Amy Wells says to me, the Welfare Officer at Leeds University Union (LUU), as we discuss over the phone about […]
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP: “Now Is One of The Hardest Times To Be A Student”
As we sit in the upstairs bar of The Pack Horse, after a lively, packed-out talk, I ask Rosena Allin-Khan if the pub is her natural habitat. “Well, it’s certainly one of them; I have […]
Australian MP Resigns After Lying About University of Leeds Degree
An Australian Labor MP has resigned from his post after repeatedly lying about elements of his past. Barry Urban, MP for Darling Range, alleged that he graduated from the University of Leeds in 1993 with an […]
Gay Couple Accuse Leeds Bar Of Homophobia
Jake’s Bar & Still Room on Call Lane, Leeds, has been accused of homophobic behaviour after two gay men were refused entry. Patrick Hannon, 30, and Jake Archer, 25, who are both from Newcastle, tried […]
The Gryphon Meets Jack Straw
Branded “a troublemaker acting with malice aforethought” by the Foreign Office after a student trip to Chile, elected LUU President, and later banned from the Union building, Jack Straw is not your average Leeds Alumni, […]
In Conversation With: Fabian Hamilton
First running for Leeds North-East in 1992, Fabian Hamilton has held the seat since 1997. For the past twenty years, he’s worked tirelessly for the people of his constituency, earning his place in the shadow […]
Free Speech Rules to Hold Universities to Account
The Government has announced that Universities across England must uphold free speech and that action will be taken against universities who use “no platforming” and “safe spaces” to turn away controversial speakers. Jo Johnson, the […]
Oxbridge Accused of “Social Apartheid”
Oxford and Cambridge University, often perceived as the most prestigous academic institutions in the country, are being accused of ‘social apartheid’ after failing to admit a single black student to a number of their colleges. One […]
Conservative MP Scrutinised for “Sinister” Letter to Vice-Chancellors
A Conservative MP and government whip, Chris Heaton-Harris, has been sharply criticised for writing a letter to every Vice-Chancellor in the country asking for the names of professors who lecture in European affairs “with special […]
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 […]
Students lobby local MP on gay marriage
Whilst the majority of MPs voted in favour of equal marriage, nearly half of the Conservative Party and a handful of Labour and LibDem MPs failed to support the Bill, including local MP Greg Mulholland. […]