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Trump seizes narrative of victory as Republicans retain Senate majority

Trump seizes narrative of victory as Republicans retain Senate majority

The Democrats flipped the House of Representatives, but American politics remains bitterly divided as the Republicans extended their Senate advantage
Clapgate: What do you think?

Clapgate: What do you think?

Felix Hanif-Banks takes a holistic view of ‘clapgate’ and makes an argument for the policy’s existence, encouraging students to engage more wth senate.
Clap-gate takes the world by storm

Clap-gate takes the world by storm

The world’s media has lept on coverage of the SU’s motion to replace audible clapping with BSL “jazz hands”, a story The Mancunion first broke
‘We are not banning clapping’, Students’ Union clarifies

‘We are not banning clapping’, Students’ Union clarifies

Following national media attention, the Students’ Union seeks to clarify the misunderstanding that they’ve voted through a new policy which bans clapping from all Students’ Union events
March Senate: liveblog

March Senate: liveblog

Live reporting from the penultimate senate of the academic year
February Senate: liveblog

February Senate: liveblog

The Mancunion reports live on the forth Students’ Union Senate of the academic year

Postgraduate students feel unrepresented by Students’ Union

Students’ Union Education Officer “gutted” by the decision to not introduce a Postgraduate Students’ Union Officer

Senate roundup: Academy venue to honour Malcolm X

The second Student Union Senate of the Council Chambers was delivered last Thursday

November Senate: Live blog

The Mancunion reports from the second Senate of the academic year

Union Senate: how it works and latest policies

A summary of Manchester Students’ Union Senate and the motions debated at its most recent meeting

First Senate session of the academic year – live updates

The Mancunion will be giving you live updates of motions debated and passed in Senate

University of Manchester’s Students’ Union Senate Liveblog

Keep up to date with what’s happening at tonight’s Senate meeting

95 per cent of students can’t name the Exec Team

The Mancunion has found that a huge proportion of students cannot name the Students’ Union exec team

Motion to ban Prime Minister from SU to be debated at Senate

The motion questions the democratic legitimacy of the current government, since “zero students voted Tory”

Senate will debate banning of Donald Trump

The proposal will be debated at the next Senate meeting on February 18th

My Political Hero: Tammy Baldwin

Emma Bean tells us why Tammy Baldwin was one of the most heroic names of 2012