Leaked report on antisemitism within the Labour party suggests inaction by members
A report into antisemitism in the Labour Party was leaked to the public on the 12th April, laying bare the inaction taken by the internal Party departments in response to…
Turning Point UK asks students to report ‘left-wing bias’ on university campuses
A right-wing group associated with pro-Trump organisations in the United States has launched a website asking students to report incidents of “left-wing bias” by lecturers, forming a public list of…
Teaching staff make a stand at the picket line: Striking lecturer speaks to The Student
The teaching strikes have now entered their third week, with teaching staff walking out for a second time in the last five months to challenge issues surrounding their pensions, workload…
Edinburgh’s Ian Murray running for Deputy Leader
In less than a month, members of the Labour Party will vote for a new party leader to replace Jeremy Corbyn after the party’s catastrophic loss in the December general…
Scottish Government’s index finds Scotland’s most deprived areas
More than one in ten Edinburgh neighbourhoods are considered areas of multiple deprivation, a new Scottish Government report has found. The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) is compiled by…
Student Council votes in favour of motions that support strikes
The Stuent Council of Edinburgh University Students’ Association voted last week to support the industrial action of university staff. The council voted in favour of a motion and an expenditure…
Postgraduate elections completed this month
Edinburgh University Students’ Association’s October elections, where students voted for Postgraduate student representatives and delegates for the National Union of Students (NUS) and NUS Scotland conferences, have concluded. Voting began…
Labour Students disaffiliation: Scottish vs. English decisions
The Labour Party National Executive Committee (NEC) have voted to disaffiliate the student wing of the party, Labour Students, from the main party, in a pre-conference vote. The reasons given…