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Neil Kinnock: Labour’s Reformist Leader Ponders the Road Back to Power

Neil Kinnock: Labour’s Reformist Leader Ponders the Road Back to Power

By Joe Greaney – MA Music in Development On a cold February morning, Neil Kinnock sits in the living room of his North London home with his wife, Glenys. Two months previously, the 2019 General Election saw the Labour Party’s number of MPs reduced to just 203, its lowest total

One of Dominic Cummings’ ‘weirdo’s and misfits’ forced to resign amid Eugenics scandal

One of Dominic Cummings’ ‘weirdo’s and misfits’ forced to resign amid Eugenics scandal

By Karen Smith, BA Development Studies Last week one of Dominic Cummings’ new employees, Andrew Sabinsky, hired as part of his effort to bring in more ‘weirdos and misfits’ to restructure the Tory government, was forced to resign after his racist, misogynistic, and borderline sadistic remarks hit the headlines. The

Home Office’s Deportation Programme Continues

Home Office’s Deportation Programme Continues

By Adela Begum, BA Politics and International Relations On 11 February 2020, 17 individuals were forcibly deported by the Home Office to Jamaica. Most have lived in the UK since childhood. The flight, originally planned to carry aboard 50 deportees, was reduced in passengers as a result of a court

Adam Habib, New SOAS Director: ‘Don’t confuse contrary with violence’

Adam Habib, New SOAS Director: ‘Don’t confuse contrary with violence’

By Will Durrant, BA History SOAS has named Professor Adam Habib its new Director. According to the Wits Vuvuzela, Habib has been ‘harshly criticised for his management’ of several student protests in his seven years at the South African university. We asked him what the future holds for SOAS. I’

For Students, By Students: SOAS’ First Undergraduate Research Journal

For Students, By Students: SOAS’ First Undergraduate Research Journal

By Kathrine Kallehauge, BA International Relations SOAS has published its first Undergraduate Research Journal. The Journal is one of few in the UK that publishes research by an undergraduate body. The Research Journal is produced ‘for students, by students’. The Editors explain that it embraces the diverse, thought-provoking research conducted

Anonymous student threatens picketers: ‘I will call the police’

Anonymous student threatens picketers: ‘I will call the police’

By Anna Fenton-Jones, BA Middle Eastern Studies Last month, a post on SOASk Me Out ‘warned’ students planning to join the UCU picket line: ‘if I cannot get into SOAS during the strikes, I will call the police.’ The post, published by the popular Facebook page on 19 January, was

Fractionals ‘attacked’: Latest round of cuts at SOAS announced

Fractionals ‘attacked’: Latest round of cuts at SOAS announced

By Will Durrant, BA History and Sabrina Shah, BA International Relations Students and academic staff have launched fresh protests after new cuts to research leave and reviews of departmental budgets are announced. The latest round of protests are aimed at the School’s management body, which comprises some of the