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Fresh Perspective: Its all getting a bit hazy »

Everybody warned us of the cold, grey, rainy weather in Scotland, yet somehow nobody warned me of the fog that cloaks our city of late. Week six into university has exposed me to a diverse range of weather conditions, many of which contradict each oth...

Thu 08 Nov 2012 by Johanna Smit | Read more »

Response: The Israeli ambassador's visit was a mere spectacle of dialogue »

On the 24 October, Palestinians peacefully protesting at a supermarket frequented by those from the nearby settlement of Sha’ar Benyamin were violently arrested. Respected cameraman Bassem Tamimi of Nabi Saleh had five of his ribs broken in the p...

Thu 08 Nov 2012 by Sara Mohtaseb | Read more »

Calling at all stations via Doncaster, Darlington and Dystopia »

It’s not often this reprobate of student journalism agrees with George Osbourne, indeed outside the Osbourne household I’m not sure he hears the word “agree” without its perennial prefix of “don’t”. Anyway digression strikes. The chiselled chancellor h...

Thu 08 Nov 2012 by Edinburgh Anonymous | Read more »

'No Platform' for old men »

George Galloway, Nick Griffin and Israeli ambassador Daniel Taub. An interesting, if slightly egocentric, dream dinner party. However, not one you could have on a NUS affiliated University campus. The National Union of Students’ (NUS) “No Platform” po...

Thu 08 Nov 2012 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

Corner-shop comedy king »

This week, I met up with actor, writer and national treasure, Sanjeev Kohli, to discuss his career, his inspirations for his comedy and his life in general. Sanjeev is prominent in his field of work, and is perhaps best known for his role as Navid Har...

Wed 07 Nov 2012 by Michael Diamond | Read more »

BNP's exceptionalism warrants No Platform »

People are easily offended these days. Given the effects of mass media, where at once we are presented with all of life’s extremities as well as the means by which to cast in our tuppence-worth, this is hardly a surprise. A person has the right to b...

Wed 07 Nov 2012 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

Glasgow's city of the dead »

Proudly standing 225 feet above the River Clyde, the Glasgow Necropolis serves as a prominent reminder of the city’s mercantile and cultural past. Modelled on Paris’ famous Père-Lachaise cemetery, Scotland’s “city of the...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Mhairi Grant | Read more »

Student apathy killing perfect democracy »

Thanks to the insights of a few of this column’s keener followers, Edinburgh Anonymous has experienced something of an epiphany this past fortnight. Ever astute in their level-headed appraisals, those readers rightly commented that last edition&...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Edinburgh Anonymous | Read more »

Teufelsberg: the Devil above Berlin »

The ease of travel today has allowed us the privilege, or misfortune, to forget. The continent of Europe provides for endless indulgence; her city streets are lined with constructions of both Baroque splendour and Bauhaus simplicity. Her museums and ...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Shoaib Rokadiya | Read more »

Scottish Independence: attention turns to foreign policy »

The truth of the matter is that issues of foreign policy will not determine the outcome of the referendum on Scottish independence in 2014. Issues of identity, economic prosperity, and the possibility of a Scottish social model that is distinct from th...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Daniel Kenealy | Read more »

Mark Millar: Glaswegian superhero »

This week, I caught up with Coatbridge-born, internationally acclaimed comic book writer Mark Millar. I was very fortunate that Mark could fit me into his incredibly busy schedule as he was heading for London just hours after our interview to...

Sun 21 Oct 2012 by Michael Diamond | Read more »

Editorial: Not libel, just 'bad social etiquette' »

George Galloway’s legal pursuit of the National Union of Students over the National Executive Council’s condemnation of his remarks on the Julian Assange case is the sorry perpetuation of a distasteful affair. This is not a muted exercise i...

Thu 11 Oct 2012 | Read more »

Kapuscinski and journalism as art »

Ryszard Kapuscinski was an eyewitness to many important historical events around the world. To a great number of people he was known as the “witness of the 20th century”. Kapuscinski was a great journalist and a world-famou...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Katharina Dziacko | Read more »

Debt, deficit and deception »

You might have missed it. What with Ed Miliband’s resurgence and Mitt Romney’s attack on Sesame Street, this week has been rather eventful. However there is one piece of news which may astound even more than Ed’s memory skills. The UK...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

Lamont lays down huge gamble on 'policy shift' »

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Wed 10 Oct 2012 by John Hewitt Jones | Read more »

Fresh Perspective: First impressions »

Social groups are crucial for youth existence: they assure company, support and loyalty in all walks of life. So how do social groups form at a new accommodation in a new university in a new country some 15,590 kilometres away from ‘home’?...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Johanna Smit | Read more »

TV and takeaways before student politics »

From time to time, you’ll notice them. Occasionally they might employ you, but on the whole your students' union won’t affect you very much. Therein lies the problem. People don’t care about what the students' unions claim their...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Edinburgh Anonymous | Read more »

Miliband a remedy to the 'Thatcherite disease' »

Tuesday 2 October 2012 will go down in history as the day Ed Miliband cast off the labels of the right-wing media and showed Britain who he really is. It was the day the geeky teenager transformed into a man of real substance, the day the clouds of do...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Toby Powell | Read more »

Big Noise battles poverty in Govanhill »

Tenements, high rises, poverty and unemployment. It is hard within the bleak surroundings of Govanhill to imagine Beethoven being blasted from the rooftops, but plans have been unveiled for a musical revolution to take place in the form of Sistema Scot...

Mon 08 Oct 2012 by Karen Thomson | Read more »

Forget about Julian Assange the real extradition tragedy is Gary McKinnon »

A Scottish computer hacker who was accused in 2002 of perpetrating the "biggest military computer hack of all time," has been under arrest for 10 years - the longest period of time for any British citizen. His predicament is scheduled to come to an end...

Mon 01 Oct 2012 by Jamie Timson | Read more »