MSM Don't Kill People, Stigma Does
Recent reports have revealed that intake of new blood donors in Britain is down by a massive 40%. While news outlets speculate that a year's deferral for people with new tattoos and piercings is to...
View ArticleAQA Admits Another Exam Error Making Physics Paper Impossible To Answer....
Exam board AQA has admitted to making a typo in a physics exam, making one of the questions "impossible to answer". The A-level paper, that was sat at 1,200 schools in the UK on Friday, left students...
View ArticleWhy I'm Joining the Biggest Climate Change Lobby in History
On 17 June, I'm going to be one of thousands of people speaking up against climate change for the love of our sisters and brothers in some of the world's poorest countries. The Speak Up For The Love...
View ArticleCambridge University Plans To Employ A 'Professor Of Lego'
Cambridge University is set to hire a professor of Lego, following a £4million investment from The Lego Foundation. The winning candidate will start in October, and will be the director of their own...
View ArticleHeadmistress At £28k A Year School Bans Girls From Wearing Short Skirts To...
A headmistress at a £28,500-a-year boarding school has banned her female students from wearing short skirts and too much make-up so they can stay focused and "committed to learning". Rose Hardy, head...
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A Different Kind of Plantation Tour
I've been lucky enough to have my family visit me here in New Orleans. My first visit was in March from my sister and her boyfriend. I had yet to do a plantation tour so we thought it would be a good...
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Fancy Dress? Ditch the Cultural Stereotypes
If there's one thing I can guarantee about next year's baby-fresh intake, it's their enthusiasm. I'll arrive onto campus next year, a jaded third-year, to be met with long lines first-years on their...
View ArticleDear the Labour Party - Please Give Us a Real Left-Wing Politician
In this age of austerity and frankly gloomy politics, can the Labour party please give some hope to the youth by voting in Jeremy Corbyn? I am exhausted of hearing about fiscal responsibility from the...
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Young Entrepreneurs Of The Week: Meet The 24-Year-Old Teaching FTSE 100...
Josh Taylor is passionate about sustainability and the environment. So much so the 24-year-old has set up his own retreat for fellow young entrepreneurs, teaching them how to run eco-friendly...
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Six Pieces of Advice When Starting Out as a Young Entrepreneur
Setting up your own business can be a daunting prospect, especially for those still working their way through full-time education. But being at school or university shouldn't be seen as an obstacle to...
View ArticlePut Children and Young People at the Heart of Policy-Making
With this year's Queen's Speech out of the way, it's time for the Government to get down to business, working out details of its new policies and their implementation. Beyond the headlines and fiscal...
View ArticleMichelle Obama Thrills London Pupils As She Promotes Let Girls Learn On UK Visit
An emotional US first lady Michelle Obama has delivered a highly personal speech to British students on the first of a two-day visit to the UK to promote her charity work. Mrs Obama is visiting Britain...
View ArticleWales Election 2016 - The End of Labour?
Labour is in a state of crisis. In the opening weeks of Parliament, the SNP appears to be the main opposition to a Conservative Party which is set to push through its program of austerity and make...
View ArticleThe Conservatives Are Trying to End Political Debate, Forever
Noam Chomsky has told us that the best way to limit political debate is to narrow the acceptable discussions to a very small set of possibilities, and then allow very lively debate within this stunted...
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Why the West Shouldn't Give Aid to the Eritrean Regime
Meron Semedar is a One Young World Ambassador from Eritrea who now lives and works in the United States. He regularly writes for One Young World and the Huffington Post about the issues affecting...
View ArticleFigures Showing A Third Of Females Discriminated Or Harassed At University A...
Yvette Cooper has described revelations that a third of female students are discriminated or harassed at university as "disgraceful". The MP, who is in the running to become Labour's next leader, urged...
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Wheelchair Fashions By Student Lucy Jones To Go On Show In Saks Fifth Avenue
A 23-year-old student has won a prestigious award for her fashion collection for wheelchair users. Welsh-born Lucy Jones's Womenswear Designer of the Year of Class 2015 creations will be displayed in...
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Irish Students Killed After Balcony Collapses In California
Five students died on Tuesday after a balcony collapsed at a luxury apartment in Berkeley, California, leaving another eight people injured. The Irish government confirmed several of the victims were...
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An Open Letter To The Next Mayor Of London: Here's What Young Londoners Want
Numerous candidates for the Mayor of London election race have been announced, with Tessa Jowell leading Labour's contest and Zac Goldsmith becoming an instant Conservative favourite following his...
View ArticleDon't Stereotype Us, Don't Patronise Us - Let Us Vote in the EU Referendum
Imagine - it is 11:59pm on the eve of your 18th birthday. The clock strikes 12 and you are officially 18 years old. There is a puff of smoke, and before you appears an old white man in an ill-fitting...
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