Celebrate or commiserate? Students gather for US elections
This has been a year of important events and elections that have influenced global politics. On 8 November 2016, the US voted to elect their new president and the election…
An open letter to EUSA: You are failing liberation groups and their members
The lacklustre campaigns of this year’s sabbatical officer elections are indicative of a larger problem within the university as a whole. We are vastly disappointed with and underwhelmed by EUSA,…
Myanmar result is a tentative move towards democracy
In what has been hailed by many onlookers as an historic breakthrough, the recent general election in Myanmar saw Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD (National League for Democracy) party win…
Turkish election result a threat to democratic principles
After the impasse of June’s election, in which no coalition was formed or party majority received, Turkey returned to the ballot box this November to decide once again. The result…
Canada set for big changes following elections
Canada’s federal election on the 19th of October passed relatively quietly in the scope of world media. It would be forgivable to have missed the fact that Canada was having…
Voter apathy is misguided and dangerous
Voter apathy is dangerous. Especially in the current social and political climate, choosing not to vote can lead at best to a politics which does not serve you, and at…
Teviot campaigners prepare for EdQT debate
Posters and leaflets are appearing all across the university campuses today ahead of tonight’s EdQT EUSA Election debate. The debate will bring eighteen candidates for the four Sabbatical Officer positions…
Jacob Webber pulls out of EUSA presidential race
Jacob Webber, one of five candidates for the position of EUSA President in 2015/16, has pulled out of the race just two days after nominees were made public. Webber told…