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Armed Forces Day 2012
This blog post isn’t going to be long. It isn’t directly linked to politics, healthcare, education or any of the other topics I normally cover on here. It merely notes the importance of Armed Forces Day, which is happening at the time of typing. Across the country, there are celebrations, parades and all manner of…
HUU Elections 2011 – The Results (Part 1)
Previous posts – ‘It begins again‘, ‘The candidates (Part 1)‘, ‘The candidates (Part 2)‘, ‘Campaigning and Polling‘ I had orginally intended to make this a five post series about the elections at HUU this year. However, due to the amount of information and the addition of the annual dose of controversy, I’ve added a sixth
HUU Elections 2011 – Campaigning and Polling
Previous posts – ‘It begins again‘, ‘The candidates (Part 1)‘, ‘The candidates (Part 2)‘ So far, I have explained some of the finer points of the HUU election process, as well as taking a look at candidates and the positions available. Now I’m going to take a look at what happened during the days reserved
HUU Elections 2011 – The Results (Part 1)
Previous posts – ‘It begins again‘, ‘The candidates (Part 1)‘, ‘The candidates (Part 2)‘, ‘Campaigning and Polling‘ I had orginally intended to make this a five post series about the elections at HUU this year. However, due to the amount of information and the addition of the annual dose of controversy, I’ve added a sixth
HUU Elections 2011 – The candidates (Part 2)
My previous posts in this series can be found here and here. In the previous post, I looked at the sabbatical and part-time officer positions for this year’s elections. This post covers all the other positions that are available. Even though they aren’t as high profile, they all serve a purpose and can be important.
HSAFC: Re-occupation
Back in December, staff and students at the University of Hull witnessed an occupation of part of Staff House. It was a form of protest against the proposed increases to tuition fees and the cuts to Higher Education funding. As plenty of people pass through that building, it could be considered a wise choice. The
Why the ASI is wrong about the minimum wage
The Adam Smith Institute (ASI) is a well-known and long-established UK economic think tank. It supports the ideas of small government and free markets (i.e. self-regulation/’the invisible hand‘). Margaret Thatcher was one of it’s biggest supporters and it’s principles are often aligned with the taditional Conservative Party point of view. Dr Eamonn Butler is a
HUU Elections 2011 – It begins again
This post is the first in a series that I will be doing about this year’s student union elections for Hull University Union. In this one, I will be explaining some of the details of the election, as well as going through some changes. Future posts will see analysis of the candidates (the next two
HUU Elections 2011 – The candidates (Part 1)
My previous post can be found here. This year, I have noticed that there are fewer candidates for the executive positions. For example, in the past there has been roughly four or five people going for the job of President. You typically get more candidates in that election due to it’s high profile nature. However,
HUU Elections 2011 – Campaigning and Polling
Previous posts – ‘It begins again‘, ‘The candidates (Part 1)‘, ‘The candidates (Part 2)‘ So far, I have explained some of the finer points of the HUU election process, as well as taking a look at candidates and the positions available. Now I’m going to take a look at what happened during the days reserved
