The New Deal and FDR’s art of fiscal reimagination
Cianan Sheekey discusses the pivotal impact Franklin D. Roosevelt had on American government, fiscal policy and politics.
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Education Committee launches inquiry into financial viability of universities
The Education Committee has opened an inquiry into the precarious fiscal situation of the UK’s higher education institutions. Following the release of a troubling report by the Office for Students, outlining the ill health of the sector’s finances and a growing inability to depend on income from international students (as...
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Climate Warriors: John Prescott – The British political stalwart environmentalism forgot
Caroline Lucas, Ed Miliband, and Theresa May – and to a lesser extent, Margaret Thatcher, Boris Johnson, and David Cameron – are all (somewhat) defensible answers to the question, which British politician has contributed most to the environmentalist movement? Many of these options highlight the typical tension between rhetoric and action,...
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Comment Corner: The Warwick rebrand
As the 2024/2025 academic year came to an end, so too did the iconic ‘W’ brand of the University of Warwick. Replacing it is a brand-new image for the University, complete with a new crest, colour palette, and font. Needless to say, the changes have caused some controversy among the...
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In Iran, we risk repeating the mistakes of Iraq 22 years later
It’s been 22 years since an Anglo-American force invaded Iraq under the pretence that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Despite deeply antithetical public sentiment towards the conflict, a brutal war began. America and Britain rushed into a conflict for which the nation’s respective leaders, George W. Bush...
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Regional social mobility under threat as universities ignore local applicants for London admissions
A report by the Social Market Foundation (SMF), a cross-party think tank, has highlighted prominent geographical disparities within the university admissions process. A primary focus of the SMF report, entitled ‘Leave to Achieve’, is the deteriorating relationship between many universities and their local areas, with the report highlighting how these...
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Greater collaboration between universities needed to tackle financial woes, new report reveals
Universities UK (UUK) has published a new report insisting on a myriad of different cooperative measures, intended to aid the economic survival of Britain’s higher education institutions. The publication, entitled ‘Towards a new era of collaboration’, provides several policy suggestions to address the academic sector’s dire financial situation. Sir Nigel...
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Russian student numbers in UK plummet as hostility distances British universities from Moscow
The number of Russian admissions for study in the UK has hit a record low, with an increasingly hostile climate towards Russians and higher visa refusal rates contributing to this decline. According to newly released Home Office statistics, only 1,275 Russian applicants were granted study or study-related visas between March...
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Israel’s Eurovision 2nd place: False consensus or musical machiavellianism?
Eurovision is peculiar. On the surface, it is a simple, if eccentric, song competition which intends to highlight the unity of competing nations. In theory, it casts aside divisions for a shared stage, prompting cohesion centred around the powerful medium of song. Despite its desire to distance itself from the...
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The weather is glorious but the forecast is uncertain
Cianan Sheekey discusses the economic climate and how the forecast is uncertain.
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Warwick e-voting software revolutionises voter safety
E-voting technology developed by the Universities of Warwick and Newcastle, designed to maximise vote security and ballot integrity, has been successfully deployed in a real-world election for the first time. While it has previously been used in several test runs, SEEV (Self-Enforcing E-Voting) was used in its first official capacity...
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Harvard international student ban temporarily blocked by judge as Trump launches attack on study visas
A US federal judge has temporarily blocked attempts by the Trump administration to ban Harvard University from enrolling international students, a move which comes amid the US government’s ongoing assault on foreign admissions. The Trump administration and Harvard have been engaged in an ongoing row, which has seen the...
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Fall in net migration driven by plummeting student dependant figures, ONS reveals
A recent report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that net migration to the UK fell to 431,000 in 2024, nearly half that of the previous year, largely due to a significant decrease in non-EU work and study-related visas. The ONS report, published on 22 May, indicated...
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