There's a new bird in town, bringing you the latest news and views about everything from campus trash and pub economics, to technology news and world politics. This is the start of the student media revolution at LSE.
The Gender Revolutionaries
posted by John Peart
The Gay Liberation Front was founded in the wake of the Stonewall riots in 1960s America and soon spread to become one of the most influential and revolutionary forces in the LGBT rights movement.
This article was originally published in The Beaver, the official newspaper of the London School of Economics Students' Union.
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The Blood Ban
posted by John Peart
12 months may as well be a lifetime for many gay and bi-sexual men, but this is at least a step in the right direction.
This article was originally published in The Beaver, the official newspaper of the London School of Economics Students' Union.
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Electoral Systems
posted by John Peart
Are majoritarian or proportional electoral systems better?
An assignment written for GV101: Introduction to Political Science as part of my degree programme.
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Absolutism
posted by John Peart
Does Hobbes' employment of natural rights take him in an absolutist direction?
An assignment written for GV100: Introduction to Political Theory as part of my degree programme.
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Rerum cognoscere causas
posted by John Peart
LSE100 is trying to teach us all the social sciences whilst teaching us none. It's time for a rethink.
This article was originally published in The Beaver, the official newspaper of the London School of Economics Students' Union.
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The UGM
posted by John Peart
UGM attendance has been falling week on week. Some have thought that the solution to this is the to change the voting system of the students' union away from online voting, back to purely at UGM voting. I don't think that's the right way to go - here's why.
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Resign?
posted by John Peart
Factions within the student movement are calling on Aaron Porter to resign. They are wrong to do so.
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Reflecting on the tuition fees vote
posted by John Peart
We did absolutely everything we could have done, and then some. Now's the time to regroup and strategise about where to go next on the battle with fees.
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Demos and NUS
posted by John Peart
When NUS say they aren't calling for another National Demonstration, it doesn't mean it doesn't support students taking action.
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Responding to Howard
posted by John Peart
Co-authoring a piece calling Howard Davies out on his remarks at this week's UGM.
This article was originally published in The Beaver, the official newspaper of the London School of Economics Students' Union.
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The Dearing Compact is Dead
posted by John Peart
The new funding regime proposed by Lord Browne signals the end of publicly funded higher education in the UK.
This article was originally published in The Beaver, the official newspaper of the London School of Economics Students' Union.
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Fees or taxes?
posted by John Peart
The debate surrounding how best to fund higher education is raging. But what options do policy makes actually have?
This article was originally published in The Beaver, the official newspaper of the London School of Economics Students' Union.
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The Graduate Tax
posted by John Peart
The debate surrounding how best to fund higher education is raging. But what options do policy makes actually have?
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A letter to Jeremy Browne MP
posted by John Peart
An open letter to MP for Taunton Deane, Jeremy Browne.
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