I would like to preface this piece by saying I am a Labour Party member, but I feel this puts me in a good position to look at what is actually going on in the Labour Party, the complaints of anti-Semitism that surrounded Corbyn’s time as Party leader and his recent suspension and then reinstatement. What is Corbyn’s current position within the Labour Party? As of the 20th November 2020 Corbyn is a Labour Party member but is suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party. So how did we get to th

Like a game of pinball, it seems the Prime Minister has bounced from scandal to scandal in the last few weeks. It is not just hard for him to keep up with it but also everyone else. No fear, here is a somewhat definitive list of the scandals Mr Johnson has been embroiled in during the past month. Johnson’s month of woes started with scandal from former PM David Cameron. David Cameron had been on the board of Greensill, an investment firm that was about to collapse. In a series of texts and phon

Hundreds gathered on Forest Recreational Ground yesterday evening to express their concerns with the Policing Bill that is currently being proposed in Parliament, and to criticise male violence against women. After several weeks of heavy-handed policing at protests across the country, there were some concerns as to whether the demonstration would remain peaceful. The protest organised by a coalition of organisers from groups such as Next Gen Movement and Extinction Rebellion, remained largely p

Women* gathered in front of the Brian Clough Statue at 6pm on the 13th March to mourn the death of Sarah Everard and other women who have died at the hands of male violence. Despite the High Court Ruling declaring the vigil at Clapham junction unlawful the vigil in Nottingham still took place. Organisers of the protest put out a defiant message stating that “This vigil is a grassroots action” with “care and solidarity for each other [as] our number one priority”. The vigil came about after the

This year seems to have been the year where free school meals and food insecurity among our youngest in society has been at the forefront of everyone’s mind. This was reflected this week in UNICEF’s announcement that, for the first time in 70 years, they will provide funding to feed children in Britain. How did we get to this point? This year has been unprecedented on many levels, with massive job losses due to the pandemic and people losing family members. Even with furlough, household income

For our second print edition of the year we wanted to make a statement- and what better theme to do that with than 'Revolution and Rebellion...

Foodprint is a Social Supermarket and food distribution network run by volunteer students at University of Nottingham for the local community. Our food editor, Alice Nott, sat down with their Volunteer Recruitment Manager, Beth Plunkett, a second-year Economics student at University of Nottingham. Beth told her about what Foodprint is, how you can get involved and its impact for both the environment and the local community. Why is Foodprint important and how does it make a difference? Foodprin

The government has introduced its new ‘Better Health’ policy which plans to focus on improving the physical health of people in the face of increasing obesity. The policy includes ending fast food advertising on TV before 9pm, enabling doctors to prescribe cycling, and the inclusion of calories on the menus of restaurants with over 250 employees. But will this policy work? However well intentioned, this new policy has drawn much ire for lacking the evidence necessary for such sweeping changes t