Politics
NUS calls for walkouts over ‘under the radar’ reforms
Last year’s student protests appeared to have paid off last week when David Willetts, Universities Minister, in a dramatic policy reversal, withdrew from Parliament the Higher Education Bill.
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Hungary taken to court by EU
The European Commission has started legal proceedings against the Hungarian government over sweeping changes made to its constitution, which it claims violates EU law. Punishments may go as far as taking Hungary to the European Court of Justice, imposing fines and stripping the country of some of its voting rights.
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Can executive pay be curbed?
The Coalition is attempting to deal with an enraging issue, but how successful have they been?
Read More — No commentsGerman students embroiled in university funding confusion
Two years after being introduced in most states, tuition fees are being scrapped so that they remain in just three of Germany’s sixteen states
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Students from the University of York occupied the grass area of Le Page Court, Vanbrugh, on 23rd November in opposition to the rise in tuition fees and cuts to the education funding
Read More — No commentsDemonstrations signify widespread disillusionment
Last August, the UK made headlines around the world as protests and riots rocked London and other major cities throughout the country. Today, hundreds of people occupy Wall Street, Indignados are protesting in Madrid and a further 3,000 demonstrators are camping in London’s Square Mile.
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