Archive for the 'students' Category
Seek, locate, triangulate: The hypocrisy of Ed Miliband
Yazan: Sara | 25 September 2011 | No Comments
Categories: education, students
Many years ago, in the days when Dr Who made some sense and was played by the masterful (sic) talents of David Tennant, my daughter was the proud owner of a two foot high remote control Dalek. As it moved menacingly down the landing it would repeat a number of phrases, the most frequent of [...]
Rage against the party machine
Yazan: Sara | 08 November 2010 | 7 Comments
Categories: education, students
I’m furious! It’s taken me several days to calm down enough to write a blog post that would not see me thrown out of the party, or at the very least lose a number of friends. But here I am, back on the issue of ‘graduate contributions’, the new, wonderful euphemism for student fees. My [...]
Student tuition fees: a letter to our MPs
Yazan: Sara | 03 November 2010 | No Comments
Categories: LibDems, students
Today the government will announce its reaction to the Browne Report on the reform of student finance. The following open letter has been sent to Vince Cable, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, who is responsible for the implementation of the Browne Report. It has also been copied to every other Liberal [...]
The Lib Dems must not become the battered wives of British politics
Yazan: Sara | 12 October 2010 | 4 Comments
Categories: education, students, Vince Cable
So the leaks from the Browne Report were right. The cap on university tuition fees will be removed. A real rate of interest will be applied. The cost of studying for a degree will reach the level of a small mortgage. Many young people will have a lifetime of debt hanging over them as they [...]
Who needs the BNP when you've got the Oxford University Conservative Association?
Yazan: sarabedford | 11 June 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: BNP, Conservatives, students
Over the years’ the Oxford University Conservative Association has had quite a number of bad headlines. Racist and sexist, indulging in alleged electoral malpractice. Their public image has been of badly behaved and boorish Hooray Henrys – a sort of provisional wing of the Bullingdon Club. Over the years, they have. like Cameron, sought for present [...]
