Facebook targets Edinburgh feminist photo campaign
An online feminist photo campaign which aims “to give all women and non-binary people on campus and beyond a platform to send out their message and raise their voices against…
Political parties clash in Teviot debate
SNP, Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Greens clashed in Teviot Debating Hall last night (30 March) during the Politics and International Relations (PIR) Society’s General Election Debate. The event, which…
Plans to revamp central Edinburgh cultural sites unveiled
Plans to build a £55 million “cultural quarter” in the former Royal High School on Calton Hill have been revealed. The news comes alongside other cultural proposals to revamp Calton…
Extremist university speaker ban axed after ‘freedom of speech’ concerns
Home Secretary Theresa May dropped plans to ban external extremist speakers at British universities and colleges on Friday 20 March, following strong opposition from the Liberal Democrats and the House…
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…
Four-person Pegida march sparks 200-strong counter demonstration in Edinburgh
The far-right group Pegida (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West) failed to stage a mass march in the streets of Edinburgh on Saturday, after only four supporters turned…
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…
Academics demand fossil fuel divestment
Fifty-five academics and staff at the University of Edinburgh signed and delivered a letter to Principal Timothy O’Shea demanding “a simple and necessary action: divestment from fossil fuels” on Monday.…