2023 will likely be the year Green MSP Gillian Mackay’s “Buffer Zones” Bill comes into effect in Scotland. The law would establish a 150m radius “safe access zone” around Scottish…
The government’s new public order bill has passed through the commons – that illustrious ‘mother of parliaments’ which has given us such hits as The clown’s nightmare before Christmas and…
The question of what makes an effective protest and what is simply detracting from the message has been raised again by two by Just Stop Oil supporters. They climbed up…
An American-style “crisis pregnancy centre” has opened less than a quarter of a mile from Chalmers Health Centre, The Student can reveal. Called “SHE Pregnancy Support”, the pregnancy centre opened…
At around 5:30PM on Friday the 6th of May, an Edinburgh resident saw two unlabelled vans with ‘immigration support’ signs in the windscreen pull up alongside the restaurants between Nicolson…
This article was originally submitted on the 3rd April It began with a 4:30am start and a cold bus ride to the beach. I remember telling people about this, to…
This article was originally submitted on the 14th March The Scottish Government will commission research on the impact of abortion clinic protests, focusing on the frequency, scale and impact on…
The Student interviewed Edinburgh students Liza Novikova and Helena Gorecka. They are just two of many who have helped to organize demonstrations to spread awareness and solidarity on campus and…
Anti-choice protests to be mitigated by Holyrood
2023 will likely be the year Green MSP Gillian Mackay’s “Buffer Zones” Bill comes into effect in Scotland. The law would establish a 150m radius “safe access zone” around Scottish…
Protesting: What’s it good for?
The government’s new public order bill has passed through the commons – that illustrious ‘mother of parliaments’ which has given us such hits as The clown’s nightmare before Christmas and…
Just Stop Oil – Radical, disrepectful protests get the job done
The question of what makes an effective protest and what is simply detracting from the message has been raised again by two by Just Stop Oil supporters. They climbed up…
Pro-life “crisis pregnancy centre” opens under ¼ mile from Chalmers Health Centre
An American-style “crisis pregnancy centre” has opened less than a quarter of a mile from Chalmers Health Centre, The Student can reveal. Called “SHE Pregnancy Support”, the pregnancy centre opened…
Protestors in Nicolson Square Block Attempted Immigration ‘Raid’
At around 5:30PM on Friday the 6th of May, an Edinburgh resident saw two unlabelled vans with ‘immigration support’ signs in the windscreen pull up alongside the restaurants between Nicolson…
International Women’s Day: To Celebrate in Protest
This article was originally submitted on the 3rd April It began with a 4:30am start and a cold bus ride to the beach. I remember telling people about this, to…
Scottish Government to research impact of abortion clinic protests
This article was originally submitted on the 14th March The Scottish Government will commission research on the impact of abortion clinic protests, focusing on the frequency, scale and impact on…
Interview with Edinburgh students organising protests in solidarity with Ukraine
The Student interviewed Edinburgh students Liza Novikova and Helena Gorecka. They are just two of many who have helped to organize demonstrations to spread awareness and solidarity on campus and…