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I’m a Cynic, Get Me Out of Here! Don’t fall for the Tory TV stars

I’m a Cynic, Get Me Out of Here! Don’t fall for the Tory TV stars

First Matt Hancock, and now Nigel Farage – both Tories are using reality TV to rehabilitate their images after building reputations of being among some of the most reprehensible people in the country
Rishi Sunak: Mission Impossible

Rishi Sunak: Mission Impossible

Rishi Sunak faces an impossible mission as Britain’s new PM and leader of the Tory Party
Liz Truss leavers 2022

Liz Truss leavers 2022

Following up from ‘In Liz we Truss’, we formulate a new playlist ripe for Liz’s leaving do
Young political societies debate in run up to election

Young political societies debate in run up to election

The four main political societies on campus debated issues affecting students in the run up to the general election

Manchester University questioned over Brexit teaching

Students’ Union Education Officer suggested that “government interfering with academic autonomy is dangerous” as letter is sent to MPs about Brexit teaching

Tuition fee reform announced at Manchester conference

Despite rumours that tuition frees were set to be cut at the Conservative Party conference, Theresa May instead announced a freeze

Interview: Conservative candidate Shaden Jaradat

As part of our series of interviews with local candidates before June 8th, we sit down with Shaden Jaradat, the Conservative party candidate for Gorton

Cambridge student burns money in front of homeless man

A Cambridge Conservative student provokes outrage as he burns a £20 note in front of a homeless man while filming his actions on Snapchat

“Wait and See” if Erasmus+ will last

Education Secretary Justine Greening was unable to confirm whether the Erasmus+ programme will remain a possibility for students in the UK post-Brexit

Peter Hitchens: “This is a living, breathing corpse of a country”

Current Affairs Editor Joe C. Evans in discussion with journalist, author, and voice of the right Peter Hitchens

Mancunion Live: The best of your tweets

During the Mancunion Live event audience members were able to tweet their views with #MancunionLive. These are the highlights of your comments

Preview: Mancunion Live

Mancunion Live will see student representatives from each political party go head to head to discuss the key issues facing students and society today

Safe and senseless: Why university safe space policies trigger me

Ryan Khurana, the organiser of Milo Yiannapoulos’ upcoming talk, gives his view on why safe space policies have no place in universities

An insider’s view of the Tory party conference

Colm Lock, whose attendance at the Conservative Party Conference saw him egged by a protester, gives an exclusive insight into what it was like inside the ‘safe zone’, and his jump onto the front pages of national newspapers

De Montfort University’s decision to honour PM for gay marriage comes under fire

The De Montfort University Vice-Chancellor has been criticised for not consulting students and ignoring the PM’s voting record before making him a Companion of the university

UKIP chairman advocates “a UN nuclear deterrent”

A General election debate at the University of Manchester brought together representatives from the five major political parties

UKIP won’t be kingmakers, but could embarrass the political elite

With the general election just around the corner, could UKIP be the party to change the way we see Westminster?

The rise of UKIP – a force to be reckoned with?

As the public becomes increasingly Eurosceptic, Lisa Murgatroyd discusses how UKIP are becoming serious political contenders

Tory MP stoned off campus

Mike Weatherley recieved police escort out of mob scene

Out of recession, but does George Osborne deserve a gold medal?

The UK is finally out of recession, but what does this really mean?