Speculative Society announces ‘intention to admit female members’ amid criticism
The Student investigation reveals senior staff objections to the Society’s privileged position within The University of Edinburgh, secret legal advice the university sought over the secretive club, and how senior…
Still “Paying for their privilege”
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…
A sudden, deafening silence
The University of Edinburgh is currently reviewing its “historic relationship” with the Speculative Society, and has been doing so since March. In March, The Student revealed that: the Society paid…
No alarms and no surprises
Earlier this month, the media trade magazine Press Gazette launched the ‘Save Our Sources’ campaign to prevent public authorities spying on journalists’ phone records. The campaign followed revelations that the…