Politics
The latest happenings whether it’s up from the far away Houses of Parliament or just across the way in the Kirklees Council chambers
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‘Very much preparing for the worst’: Pride Organiser says as Activists Protest Kirklees Flag Policy
UPDATE 23/9/26: HSU President Dobby Dey has responded to a request for comment THIS WEDNESDAY activists from Huddersfield Pride Queer Collective, Stand Up To Racism, Unison and more have been protesting the decision by Kirklees Council not to include the Pride flag on the list of “approved” flags for their recently announced flag policy, affecting…
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What are Huddersfield MP’s Campaigning for?
By Connor Moore Huddersfield like every other town and city has problems that will arise should we leave, centring around Council Tax increases and council budget cuts. These coupled with a potential recession, predicted by many leading economists should we leave the EU, could be huge. However, Local councillors have plans to remedy these concerns.…
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Politics Debate on Campus
By Christopher Blake Party representatives met for a lively debate at Huddersfield university on the 04th December, fielding questions from students in preparation for the upcoming election. In attendance was James Wilkinson representing the Liberal Democrats, Barry Sheerman for the Labour party, Stuart Hall for the Brexit party, Ken Davy for the Conservative party and Andrew…
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Undergraduate Support to be cut
With students already struggling to face the prospect of anything up to £53,000 debt at the end of their degree, the news of George Osborne cutting the undergraduate support budget by £150 million won’t be taken lightly. This means axing the National Scholarship Programme – but it doesn’t stop there! The way the NSP works…