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Opinion Archive


7th November 2016

The TEF: a Trojan Horse into Higher Education

Manchester Students’ Union’s Education Officer argues that the Teaching Excellence Framework threatens to inject further elitism into Higher Education
4th November 2016

The Living Wage: Taking Action on Poverty Pay

Sorcha Floyd, Campaigns Officer outlines why the Living Wage is so important and announces that the University of Manchester’s Living Wage Campaign is now recruiting a new committee following the announcement of a new living wage outside London
1st November 2016

Pro-EU intellectuals must speak out

Intelligence continues to be feared by the political elite, as demonstrated by some of those campaigning for a ‘hard’ Brexit
1st November 2016

Remain voters need to scrutinise Brexiteers like me

A well-planned exit from the EU is reliant on all voters continuing to voice their concerns
29th October 2016

Let’s give British democracy the voting system it needs

Admist the rapidity of political events in the last several weeks, we must step back and use the results of the 2015 general election to reopen the debate about our voting system
26th October 2016

An NUS Women’s Officer is unnecessary

The newly elected NUS Women’s Officer stands for nothing but criticising imaginary problems
26th October 2016

Free speech crusaders harm debate

Making some trivial issues to be political under the banner of free speech churns the debating ground into dogma
26th October 2016

Our Internet window to the world is shrinking

David Moseley argues that social media is limiting our perception of the news and the world as a whole
26th October 2016

The triggering: safe spaces are eroding our freedoms

In university campuses across Canada, the United States and Britain is an evil that is triumphing against our freedom. It has led to the erosion of freedoms for many students—not just of speech but also the freedom of expression. But you may well ask me, “Colm, what is this evil you speak of? Is it […]
24th October 2016

How about decolonisation ‘debates’ fall down, instead?

Arguments about the decolonisation of higher education courses have reached a new low, with the suggestion that science is racist

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24th October 2016

I am an Essex girl and proud

After a petition to get ‘Essex Girl’ removed from the Oxford English Dictionary, editor-in-chief Jennifer Sterne argues why such stereotyping is so damaging
21st October 2016

A Response: We are not sorry for protesting against the Tories

The women responsible for decapitating a cardboard cut-out of Margaret Thatcher at Welcome Fair reply to accusations of “double standards” on the student left
18th October 2016

A reply: Teach First stands for equal education

A response to “What do Teach First ambassadors actually promote?” from experiences in the classroom
18th October 2016

Did they really “have it coming”?

Victim blaming still remains as a lazy attempt to simplify the actions of criminals
18th October 2016

The call of the sea

Britain has long depended on its naval prowess and command over the seas, so is it not high time we recognised our need for a presence on the ocean?
18th October 2016

The route to university has improved, and so must we

The updated cycle lanes are to be welcomed, but more caution must be taken by all travellers
18th October 2016

Where do our course fees go?

Equal fees and unequal funding disfavours humanities students writes Elliot Mills
18th October 2016

Knowing and doing: fighting UK poverty

Ryan Khurana comments on the Conservative approach to bringing prosperity to all
17th October 2016

A response to ‘Dear fresher females studying STEM’

It is no longer a question of whether women are underrepresented in science—it is a fact. So why are we still having to defend ourselves?
17th October 2016

Clickbait culture is killing our news

With clickbait stories saturating our online feeds, is it time we re-evaluated the meaning of journalism?