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Pivotal Time for Justice for Cleaners

Pivotal Time for Justice for Cleaners

Ella Linskens, BA Arabic On the 8th of September, a strategy meeting took place for the Justice for Cleaners campaign. Student activists, members of the union, cleaners and those representing the cleaners met in order to mobilise and strategize as we head into the new academic year. The campaign itself

A Very European Ingratitude

A Very European Ingratitude

Perhaps the greatest thing to come to surface since the idea of universal franchise is the idea of freedom of movement. The prospect that we are able to trade goods across borders, and both people and capital can permeate these boundaries without restriction benefits each any every citizen of this

SOAS' New Director: BME Champion or Neo-Conservative?

SOAS' New Director: BME Champion or Neo-Conservative?

Anonymous Many people have been commenting on the new SOAS director Valerie Amos and most news articles have showered her with praise. A lot of people have boarded the racial equality bandwagon uncritically, using the fact that she is a black woman to champion her prematurely. I am happy that

SOAS' New Director: Benefits of International Experience

SOAS' New Director: Benefits of International Experience

Micheil Page, BA Development Studies and Geography ‘After almost 9 years of service, Professor Paul Webley is stepping down as Director of SOAS’: as a young fresher last year, I was definitely saddened. Only one year into my degree, my university was changing directors, and no one knew just how

Corbyn’s Victory Exposes The Petulance of the Subversive Labour Right

Corbyn’s Victory Exposes The Petulance of the Subversive Labour Right

Joe Dunne, BA International Relation The roar audible from Labour Party HQ when Jeremy Corbyn was announced as the party’s 25th leader was typical of the reception with which the news has been greeted at the grass roots of the party across the country. Such a reaction invariably draws

Is the president of Indonesia really listening to Napalm Death?

Is the president of Indonesia really listening to Napalm Death?

Jake Leyland, MSc Globalisation and Development What is the connection between the president of Indonesia and a grindcore band? Jake Leyland explains all. The Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, AKA Widodo, or ‘Jokowi’, is a refreshing figure in the political history of Indonesia. He is the first successful presidential candidate from

Obama wants to sort out Iraq in three years, without putting boots on the ground.

Obama wants to sort out Iraq in three years, without putting boots on the ground.

Kay Lee, LLB Law What makes the U.S. so sure this time? ISIS: clearly a threat and clearly barbaric, regardless of whether you identify with religion or believe God is as real as Middle Earth. The President has recently sought authorisation to fight the Islamic State on the grounds