Guild “work to widen debate” amidst second transphobia controversy The Debating Society’s inviting of controversial speakers Dr Joanna Williams and Baroness Claire Fox to a motion on the “Snowflake Generation” has attracted condemnation from students, whilst the Guild says they “work to widen debate and challenge, never to narrow it.” It comes just four months […]
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The new woman in charge: An interview with Vice Chancellor Lisa Roberts
Exeposé speaks to Professor Lisa Roberts, Vice Chancellor, about racism, the DebSoc incident and blended learning Starting a new role in charge of a university can never be easy, and that’s only been made harder for Professor Lisa Roberts with the pandemic causing a myriad of logistical problems. Beyond this, there has also been the […]
“Anti-LGBT” DebSoc speaker re-invited by Guild Management
“Anti-LGBT” DebSoc speaker re-invited by Guild Management From her initial invitation, through to being uninvited and finally re-invited by a Students’ Guild director, Caroline Farrow’s platform at the Debating Society’s ‘This House Believes Sex Work is Real Work’ event on Friday 18 September was the centre of controversy. The Free Speech Union, led by Toby […]
Katie Hopkins replaced by UKIP speaker at DebSoc event
Controversial columnist Katie Hopkins will no longer be speaking at tonight’s DebSoc debate – with National UKIP Students Chairman Thomas Collins taking her place. The Mail Online star has also pulled out of a scheduled interview with Xpression FM. Hopkins was due to speak at DebSoc’s regular Friday Night Debate – arguing against the motion: “This […]
The vegetarian debate in a nutshell
Vegetarianism appears to be an increasingly popular phenomenon. You’ve probably been affected by it at some point, whether it’s that awkward moment at the BBQ, your die hard ‘meat-is-murder’ flatmate, or conversely a lack of veggie options not involving goat’s cheese! But does being a vegetarian make someone more or less moral? Is it an […]