Memory failure at the New Statesman
Tweet Mini-Toynbee Laurie Penny continues her rapid ascent through the mighty ranks of the New Statesman – now she’s got the front page splash with a story from “inside the student movement”. She’s...
View ArticleStudent Union turnouts shows the Unions lack a mandate
Tweet The NUS and the Student Unions have made great play in the last few months about the Coalition’s supposed lack of “democratic legitimacy” or a “mandate”. Cameron and Clegg, we are told, don’t...
View ArticleNew NUS President hasn’t been a student since 2006
Tweet The bubbling nonsense-pot which is the National Union of Students have just announced the winner of the election for their new President: Liam Burns. Never heard of him? I wouldn’t worry – nor...
View ArticleThe real problem with Laurie Penny
Tweet It can’t be easy being Laurie Penny. For a start, being the self-appointed voice of the young must be a heavy responsibility – particularly when so many of the young keep thinking things you...
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