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‘I can, I will, and I shall stay alone’

‘I can, I will, and I shall stay alone’

By Ashutosh Nagada, MSc Asian Politics ‘I can, I will, and I shall stay alone’. These were my exact thoughts for last five years. London changed it all. To give a bit of my background, I am freshly turned 22-year-old who has never stayed away from his family before moving

The 'Civilised' weigh in: Mary Beard's Crocodile tears

The 'Civilised' weigh in: Mary Beard's Crocodile tears

By Uswa Ahmed, BA World Philosophies The famed Cambridge historian Mary Beard attempted to rationalise the alleged behaviour of Oxfam aid workers in Haiti after reports surfaced accusing Aid workers of sexual exploitation of women and children. Beard took to Twitter to explain that the alleged behaviour could not be

Sally Hunt, UCU General Secretary: My message to UUK is simple: Listen and start talking to us

Sally Hunt, UCU General Secretary: My message to UUK is simple: Listen and start talking to us

By Sally Hunt, General Secretary of University and College Union. UK universities are set to be hit with unprecedented levels of strike action starting on Thursday 22 February. How have we got here and how do we resolve the dispute? University and College Union general secretary Sally Hunt says students

Not my Students’ Union

Not my Students’ Union

by Anna Huseby, BA International Relations and Development Studies On January 31st, Director Valerie Amos sent an e-mail to all staff and students at SOAS notifying them that the vandalism in the University Buildings would be reported to the police. A few days later the Student Union responded with a

2018 Cabinet Reshuffle: Fresh Talent or Fresh Disappointment?

2018 Cabinet Reshuffle: Fresh Talent or Fresh Disappointment?

By Julia Everett, BA International Relations and Development Studies The cabinet remains to be overwhelmingly privileged, white and male Theresa May recently stated that her new cabinet reshuffle has made the government look ‘more like the country it serves’ and is ‘bringing fresh talent into government’. But this statement is

Fighting Fire with Fire

Fighting Fire with Fire

By Emma Ruiters, MSc Development Economics Mark Twain once said: “Truth is stranger than fiction.” If the portrait of Donald Trump in Fire and Fury is by any degree accurate, we should all be terrified. If the leader of the Free World (and in theory the most powerful man on

‘Thousands of migrants on flying carpets spotted over Dover’ – A Response

‘Thousands of migrants on flying carpets spotted over Dover’ – A Response

By Yasar Ohle LL.M. Law and Gender In response of my article on the ‘Aladdin Musical’ in the December edition of the SOAS Spirit, I received a comment on the online addition of the website that read: “Who is being misrepresented??? Agrabah is a fictional city you nonce.” In