This year’s university graduates have had a very bumpy ride. First their A-levels were cancelled because of Covid, then learning was forced online and now, for several years, a return to ‘normality’ has been ruined by strikes. It’s little surprise that students are up in arms, as the latest wave of UCU marking boycotts could […]
The Government says it is looking to curb legal migration by cracking down on student dependents – but the real issue lies elsewhere. In an effort to tap into the higher educational goldmine, the 2019 International Education Strategy (IES) left the door wide open for exploitation. The more liberal approach to migration it enshrined has […]
Speaking to university friends in the lead up to yesterday’s local elections, I wasn’t particularly surprised to hear few intended to vote. Young political apathy is a chronic ailment. It’s no secret that young people have always had the worst voter turnout, but an already bad situation is emphatically getting worse. In the 2019 general […]
Student unions have long been hotbeds of juvenile, left wing ideas – but they did once serve the nominal purpose of representing and protecting the interests of students. Now, it seems they have abandoned all pretence of delivering on their priorities, and are more interested in aligning themselves with progressive causes, even if that means […]
