A recent report from the UCL Centre for Economic Purpose has demonstrated that students for low incomes are less likely to attend top universities and study the most ‘academically selective’ courses in Britain even if they have achieved the high A Level grades. The study further states that alongside this ‘mismatching’ of lower SES (socioeconomic […]
When minimum unit pricing (MUP) came into effect in May 2018, it had already faced numerous challenges. The legislation was passed by the Scottish Parliament in 2012, but endured a lengthy court battle with the Scotch Whisky Association who claimed that the policy amounted to a “restriction on trade” and a breach of European Union […]
A piece in Seattle’s The Stranger weekly was published about four years ago that initially tipped us off to OFF Festival in Katowice, Poland. There were so many features then that made this obscure festival really stick out as something that had to be seen in person, from traditional bison grass vodka to onsite tattooing […]
One of the world’s oldest debating clubs has been given six months to admit women members and open its doors to the public, a two-page review by the University of Edinburgh has concluded. The Speculative Society, known as the “Spec” to its invited members, has held black-tie […]