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Apple Facing Legal Scrutiny Over DRC Conflict Minerals
"Macs, iPhones, and other Apple products are tainted by the blood of the Congolese people" claims the DRC's legal team.
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The End of a Nightmare: Assad Regime Falls After 13 Years of Civil War
'"Assad’s regime is finished in Syria – this is the biggest happening in the world." - Alhakim Marwan who fled Syria in 2012.'
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VAT on Private Schools: Labour Finally Implements Long-Term Goal
‘Whilst private schools take a financial burden from state education, the social and economic consequences of the trajectories of pupils’ lives being determined by their parents’ abilities to pay private school fees seem like a steep price to pay.’
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Why Is Elon Musk Obsessed with British Politics?
''In coining the nickname ‘two-tier Keir,’ a term used extensively by right-wing political actors, Musk has exerted significant influence on domestic politics in the UK by siding with right-wing activists online through his control of the social media platform, or ‘public square,’ X'
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The Assisted Dying Bill: A Limit to Compassion?
‘Assisted suicide sends the message that disabled lives are less valuable than non-disabled lives. It suggests that when life becomes difficult or expensive, ending it is a reasonable option.’ - Not Dead Yet UK
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Students’ Union to Double Society Funding
'£20,000, will be directly reallocated into society funding, doubling the money available to societies from September 2025'
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Camden Council: Funding Genocide?
'Of its £2bn in holdings, Camden Council currently invests £83m in allegedly complicit companies, including weapons manufacturers Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems and Elbit Systems'
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SOAS Tutors Paid 40% Less Than UCL
'They’ve got more than enough money to pay us, hire more GTAs, and hire administrators to make the place work properly'
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Safia Shaikh: 'Participation is the only tool for change'
'The job is only really worth it for the students - they elected me'
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The SOAS Liberated Zone: 200 Days Later
Barty Roberts, Editor-in-Chief, BA Politics and International Relations The SOAS Liberated Zone has now existed for 200 days. In that time, it has had three locations, gone from over 100 members to less than 20, been raided by the police, been served multiple court orders and hosted a man wearing
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Brave SOAS Eliminated from University Challenge
by Barty Roberts, Editor-in-Chief 09/12/2024 SOAS’ University Challenge team has been eliminated from University Challenge following a tie-break defeat against Durham in a playoff round. On Monday 25th November SOAS faced a quartet of Durham students in a match that ended 150 points all. The SOAS team in
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Anger Over Lack of Prayer Spaces at SOAS
'The situation raises broader questions about how student spaces at SOAS are managed and who gets to decide how they are used.'