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Live Review: Amanda Palmer at Albert Hall

Live Review: Amanda Palmer at Albert Hall

Alex Walker reflects on the devastating spectrum of emotions evoked by Amanda Palmer’s emphatic gig at Manchester’s Albert Hall
Review: Maiden

Review: Maiden

Alex Holmes tells the incredible story of Tracey Edwards and the first all women crew compete in the Whitbread round the world honestly and creatively, writes Alex Walker
First Bus announce sale of Queens Road depot

First Bus announce sale of Queens Road depot

First Bus announce the sale of their Queens Road depot to Go-Ahead Group following rising business costs, in a move likely to effect students
New universities minister calls for wider participation and inclusion of the arts

New universities minister calls for wider participation and inclusion of the arts

The new Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation set out a positive vision of universities working towards a ‘unity of purpose’ in his inaugural speech at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Former university lecturer and current MP for Kingswood Chris Skidmore took over the role from Sam Gyimah in early December […]
Austerity hitting the North disproportionately worse than Southern areas

Austerity hitting the North disproportionately worse than Southern areas

Cuts to public services combined with increasing demand have led to councils hiking taxes
Pret A Manger and the Stern Review

Pret A Manger and the Stern Review

The Stern Report made similar recommendations to the IPCC report which said we have twelve years left to live — Alex Walker believes the reason nothing was done has something to with Pret
#MeToo in the age of Kavanaugh, Hockenberry, and Ghomeshi

#MeToo in the age of Kavanaugh, Hockenberry, and Ghomeshi

Alexandra Walker argues that the #MeToo movement is in danger of normalising cases of sexual assault which could contribute towards the lack of protest in the Republican party against Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation as Supreme Court Justice.