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John Bird »
Well Done David!
Posted on 12:30pm Friday 9th December 2011
Well done David, don't listen to anyone who talks about boats or failure to make alliances. Sometimes when you are right you are the only one!
Lydia Onyett »
The Anti-Bride
Posted on 1:19pm Wednesday 16th November 2011
A few weeks ago, a selection of glossy magazines assumed residence on my desk next to the Complete Works of Shakespeare.
John Bird »
Haka Mocker Stopper Shocker!
Posted on 9:55am Tuesday 25th October 2011
I am shocked that the French Rugby Team was was fined £10,000 because they chose to walk in a V formation towards the New Zealand Team as they performed their war dance “The Haka”.
John Bird »
Time for a New "Marshall Plan"
Posted on 12:10pm Friday 21st October 2011
I must admit I am disappointed that there doesn't seem to be one politician capable of breaking the mould by suggesting an alternative to cutting everything in sight.
Lydia Onyett »
Mind the Gap
Posted on 3:43pm Friday 26th August 2011
Students disappointed on Results Day may just have stumbled across the opportunity of a lifetime.
John Bird »
Car Park Disgrace Cost Labour York!
Posted on 10:43am Friday 5th August 2011
As the Union Terrace Car Park fiasco continues. Will it lead to the loss of the York Constituency for Hugh Bailey?
Lydia Onyett »
Of long drops, culture shocks and much more besides
Posted on 3:07pm Thursday 28th July 2011
My fingers have been a-twitch with blogger's itch for a while now.
John Bird »
Is Labour Parking Democracy?
Posted on 5:09pm Tuesday 26th July 2011
The Press is reporting that the deal to sell Union Terrace Car Park to the University of York St John looks set for approval.
Lydia Onyett »
Setting off on an incredible adventure
Posted on 11:32am Monday 4th July 2011
After the heady cocktail of nerves, terror, and (hopefully) relief, that generally follows university exam terms, second year students' euphoria at arriving at the end of a sword-swinging gauntlet relatively unscathed is undermined by a new realisation: we are now finalists.
John Bird »
Human Rights for the English Students?
Posted on 11:21am Friday 1st July 2011
Non Scottish students in the UK only will have to pay up to 5 times what the Scottish students pay. Other EU students attend for free.
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