Nietzsche, Thatcher, and the Death of Paternalism
Although not a poet by trade, Billy Ocean’s pronouncement that ‘when the going gets tough, the tough get going’ has been proved more...
William Phelps
Apr 13, 2020


Self-Sufficiency under the lockdown
Thankfully, German U-boats do not now prowl our waters, but for the past few weeks we have seen empty supermarket shelves, panic buying,...
Curran Snell
Apr 9, 2020


Obsessing over privilege stops students from getting their house in order
If you do not think exams should be cancelled, you are blinded by privilege. Clearly, having stable internet access, living in a...
Isaac Lamb
Apr 8, 2020


Covid-19 Challenges the Dogma of Unfettered Globalisation
In under a month, societies everywhere have entered a chaotic state of disruption that could not have been foretold. Why? How has some...
Edward Pygge
Apr 3, 2020


The Coronavirus and the Manipulation of History
It is difficult to discuss and write about the current crisis without simply reflecting on the human tragedy. Thousands of people are...
Curran Snell
Mar 23, 2020


College Capitulation Does No One Any Favours
As an esteemed Clare alumnus, my Facebook this morning was littered with news that a dispute between certain elements of the student body...
Hugh Wright
Mar 6, 2020


It’s Time to Stand Up to Extinction Rebellion
I was quietly chuffed to read last month that the counter-terrorism police had placed Extinction Rebellion (XR) on a list of...
Timur Coskun
Feb 17, 2020


Can the left even protest properly nowadays?
Photo of Jacob Rees-Mogg and Chairman Benedict Smith (Credit: Anna Gawedzka) Now, don’t get me wrong: I am all in favour of the right to...
Harry Clynch
Feb 16, 2020


In depth: Extinction Rebellion's extremists
It gives me not the slightest bit of surprise to discover that Extinction Rebellion has been listed by the police as an ‘extremist...
Oliver Riley
Feb 7, 2020


Why can't CUSU leave our troops alone?
They just can’t help themselves, can they? Barely a year after the Remembrance Day scandal which made national news, after CUSU rejected...
Harry Clynch
Feb 5, 2020



