Politics

Transparency? What transparency?

Posted by on February 25, 2011 at 10:00 am

“It is the role of good journalism to take on powerful abusers, and when powerful abusers are taken on, there’s always a bad reaction.” – Assange, 2010 Whether you like Julian Assange or agree with his ‘journalism’ there is no denying that his principles are on the money. Tweet This Post

Graduate tax: what a progressive graduate contribution could look like

Posted by on August 20, 2010 at 8:46 pm

This is a guest post from Aaron Porter, current President of the National Union of Students (NUS), written especially for andyhalls.net.

One of the most talked about topics amongst students, and indeed politics, right now is graduate tax and finding a ‘fair’ way for students to fund their degrees.

Aaron has spoken openly on tuition fees, and graduate tax, during his involvement with the NUS; and since being elected President has put pressuring politicans into revealing their stance on fees at the top of his agenda.

‘Dick’ Griffin…

Posted by on October 22, 2009 at 11:40 pm

SO TONIGHT was the night the nation waited for, no we’re not talking X Factor or Strictly, we’re talking politics. Tonight was the night that the BNP Leader Nick Griffin had his and his party’s true colours shown to the world. Tweet This Post