Labour Soc co-chairs talk Starmer, Corbyn, and politics on campus
Some quotes have been edited for concision and clarity. It’s fair to say that for the past few years the…
“We’d prefer to teach”
From 1-3 December, through bright, cold, and rainy weather, academic and administrative staff from the University and College Union (UCU)…
Inside the Hotovely event: lots of deflection, not enough facts
To call Tzipi Hotovely a polarising figure is an understatement. Having faced opposition to her appointment as Israeli ambassador to…
Peaceful or violent? What really happened at the protests against the Israeli Ambassador
On 9 November, the LSE campus hosted a protest against Tzipi Hotovely, the Israeli Ambassador to the UK. Allegations of…
Diversifying economics – it’s about more than the statistics
By Sheila Mutua For many, it will be unsurprising to learn that Black people and other racial minority groups are…
Students double-jabbed overseas still forced to self-isolate
By Vanessa Huang During the ‘pingdemic’ earlier this year, as many as 689,313 users over a single week received self-isolation…
To Cancel or not to Cancel – Where free speech begins and ends
By Lara Wiebecke Many academics dream of being recognised for their work. In some cases, however, this kind of publicity…
What makes a conservative? Right wing politics at LSE
by Sachin Jhangiani My first impression of Oliver Paterson, President of the Hayek Society, is that he’s a guarded person.…
LSE fails to put the ‘History’ in Black History Month
Despite attempts over recent years to address Eurocentrism in LSE’s curriculum, the School’s undergraduate offerings on Black and African history…
Sam Crutcher’s neurodiversity activism aims to “stick a dynamite under LSE’s neurotypical ignorance”
(Content warning: Suicide attempt, discrimination) In early January 2021, Sam Crutcher, then a second-year social policy student, introduced an SU…
