As the scandal surrounding Dominic Cummings’ trip to Durham continues to dominate the headlines, Isaac Bettridge analyses what this tells us about Cummings, his boss and the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis.
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Keep Calm and Carry On?
Aaron Loose discusses the government’s new message to ‘Stay Alert’ and the implications behind using such slogans to guide the Coronavirus pandemic
HS2: Controversial Rail Link Gets the Green Light
Joe Newell reports on the government’s controversial announcement the HS2 rail link will go ahead. Since its inception in 2009, the proposed rail network High-Speed 2, or HS2, has remained divisive. The new railway aims to improve links between the north and south of England with a two-phase connection from London to Birmingham, and from […]
Humbled Trudeau Secures Second Term
Nick Greenwood reports on the recent reelection of Justin Trudeau and examines the fate awaiting his minority government. Prime Minister Trudeau will form a minority government after a first term marked by scandal and squandered opportunities, his majority evaporating amidst regional backlashes in Quebec and the West. His star has fallen quite considerably since the […]
Toast to A Shorter Life…
If you asked the ‘archetypical’ university student what is their favourite type of alcohol, the response would be A LOT (and for a reasonable price, naturally). Yes, it is undeniably true that alcohol plays a big role in many student’s social lives, whether it be that glass of wine at the end of the day, […]
The Name Game: Understanding the Macedonian Issue
Amidst a world climate wracked with political uncertainties, exacerbated by the ever-present Donald Trump and his adversary Kim Jon-un, a twenty-five-year dispute over something as trivial as a name should be low on the to-do list of the current Greek government and yet it remains at the top of Parliament’s agenda. In the same week […]
David Lidington: students “should welcome” new higher education proposals
Leader of the House of Commons told Exeposé that “politicians in Britain, with a handful of exceptions, have little affection for the EU flag” The minister also said that he’d like to see more House of Commons committees “get out more” away from London Said students “have a right to expect a high quality of teaching” in […]
South Africa’s University Riots: a plea for decolonisation?
Amidst the circus that was the US election, many other pressing issues have been marginalized. In particular, last month’s violent protests throughout universities in South Africa have been ignored in favour of faux reality TV. Education is viewed as a fundamental right, which everyone should be entitled to regardless of their socioeconomic group, and over the past […]
Education, Education, Education…
Watchdog reports are now evidencing a growing lack of teachers, with the government having missed recruitment targets for four years on the trot. These, amongst other reports, have lead to some pretty shocking findings – for example, 28 per cent of secondary physics lessons are taught by teachers with no more than an A-level in […]
Exeter professor sees behind the scenes in government
A professor from the University of Exeter had the chance to see the science behind the politics last week, when she left the lab coat behind to visit the House of Commons. Professor of Ecotoxicology in Biosciences, Tamara Galloway, shadowed Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw as part of a pairing scheme run by the UK’s national […]