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The Andrew Graham-Dixon Act: An Argument in Favour of the New Campus Free Speech Bill

On 2 May 2023, the House of Commons will decide whether to approve the House of Lords’ final amendments to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill; if they give it the thumbs-up, the monarch will rubber-stamp his supposed assent, and the bill will become law: supreme authority throughout the Read more…

By Elsa Bergwyn, 5 months5 months ago
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All I want for Christmas is Lords Reform

At last, Christmas has arrived; a distinguished old man has come down from the snow-dusted North to fill us all with the gift of warmth and good cheer against these dark, wintery days. The time for rejoicing has arrived and we will bask in its glory. The man we have Read more…

By Ben Mays, 12 months12 months ago
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All I want for Christmas, a poem

In Cambridge, there’s a housing crunch, It’s causing folks to bunch and bunch. We need more homes built, So people won’t be guilt, For feeling like they have to punch. We need more houses, big and small, So everyone can have a place to sprawl. It’s not just about space, Read more…

By Tom Spencer, 12 months12 months ago
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The Comeback Kid? In a party presently devoid of talent, Sunak has to stay.

By Max Ghose No I’m not delusional. The campaign is over. The bookies have stopped taking bets. It’s a foregone conclusion that tomorrow Liz Truss walks into Downing Street as our next Prime Minister. Yet on the eve of the Truss premiership, I can’t help but think the wrong choice Read more…

By Max Ghose, 1 year1 year ago
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New Labour Have Done More for the Liberal Cause than the Liberal Democrats Ever Have

By Lucas Mordue In my opinion, liberalism, at its core, is about providing freedoms to people. It is about giving them the tools with which they can live their life and then letting them to their own devices. In this respect, New Labour provided 10 years of sustained economic growth, Read more…

By Lucas Mordue, 1 year12 months ago
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Hot Takes: I Hate Your Local MP

By Archie McCann The phrase “good local MP” gets thrown around a lot. Whether its on every single leaflet that goes through your letterbox, or someone trying to justify why their favourite MP has horrific foreign policy views, it’s an idea of a helpful parliamentarian working tirelessly to fix potholes Read more…

By Archie McCann, 1 year12 months ago
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Hot Takes: CUSU Council is a Mess of an Institution – and You Should Care.

By Caredig Ap Tomos Cast your mind back to the beginning of Lent 2021; a period when England was in its second national lockdown and everyone but a select few forced to study from home. Many were forced to study in inadequate conditions as many colleges refused to allow students Read more…

By Caredig Ap Tomos, 1 year12 months ago
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CULA Christmas: Santa’s Resignation

Dear Santa,  Please stop eating so much cheese and drinking so much mulled wine. It’s making you fat and there’s already an obesity crisis; quite frankly, it’s food that could’ve gone to those living below the poverty line in this country. You know – the ones to whom you cut Read more…

By Editor, 2 years2 years ago
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CULA Christmas: All I want for Christmas is Universal Suffrage

It always amazes me how few people really believe in universal suffrage. How many people are willing to defend arbitrary restrictions on who can exercise their fundamental right to vote. How many don’t even question the incredible inequality that over 20% of our country face every single election. How many of the Read more…

By Freddie Poser, 2 years2 years ago
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CULA Christmas: All I Want for Christmas is a Labour Government and a Pint-Sized Bottle of Champagne

I fear my choice of title has likely already disqualified my piece from winning the competition. Alas, it was never about winning, it was about owning the Cons and if I annoy some Orange Book reading group in the process, that would simply be the cherry on top. Besides Christmas Read more…

By Sam Hudson, 2 years2 years ago

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