As you probably couldn’t help but be aware, last week was polling week for the LeadLUU elections. Each year the Union is plastered in posters, you are bombarded with Facebook invitations and emerge from campus […]
Should I Spoil My Ballot Paper?
Spoiling your ballot paper, no matter how strongly you dislike all the options, is not a viable solution, and here’s why.
Boris: A Threat to Democracy?
Boris Johnson’s government intends to prorogue Parliament for just over a month – suspending all bills, motions, and questions and cancelling any legislation still in the process of being made. While prorogation is a normal […]
Prorogation, and how it Threatens the UK’s Democratic Ideals
Boris Johnson’s government intends to prorogue Parliament for just over a month – suspending all bills, motions and questions and cancelling any legislation still in the process of being made. While prorogation is a normal […]
Donald Trump Just Dismissed The Notion Of Democracy In One Simple Action
Last month, the President of the United States admitted defeat (for now) and signed a government funding bill, preventing yet another shutdown, with just $1.375bn of the $7bn he wanted for the border wall between […]
Is Mandela’s Dream Dead?
“I DREAM OF AN AFRICA WHICH IS IN PEACE WITH ITSELF” – NELSON MANDELA The African National Congress (ANC) has long fought for a unified and democratic South Africa. It was formed in 1912 as […]
The Dangerous Disdain For Tories
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National Security or Secure Privacy?
Battles between Microsoft and the U.S. department of Justice are no stranger to headlines. On the one side, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella claims that eroding customer trust due to confusing data privacy laws can spell […]
50 Shades of confusion – Article 50
Following the Brexit judgement last June, there has been much speculation surrounding the mechanics of the UK exiting the European Union and the impact this will have on UK business. Even now, over sixth months […]
What Piers Morgan’s version of democracy tells us about its importance
Donald Trump was elected as President of the United States in November 2016 with a slim majority; numerous allegations were made against him, both personal and political. Theresa May was appointed as British Prime Minister […]
A Fairer LUU: Campus votes ‘yes’
Students have voted to give more coverage to The Gryphon’s editorial candidates after a campus referendum this week. A majority 1,232 ‘yes’ votes means that students running to become Editor-in-Chief will be entitled to equal […]
LUU and the Leadership Farce
It’s started. From now until Easter a plague will sweep Leeds. Not content with containing itself within The Union, or even campus, it will seep into the rest of Leeds, infest Hyde Park, and even […]