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The wait is finally over. In the last quarter of 2009, our economy grew by 0.1%, thereby ending the longest and deepest recession since records began. Yet our long-term economic prospects are still devastatingly bleak - hostage to a deteriorating government that seeks to protect its own narrow political interests at all costs and an [...]

The newest creation of zeitgeist-botherers, Apple, is the iPad- the company’s new tablet computer announced last month in San Francisco. Apple was typically secretive about the device prior to its launch, perhaps in an attempt to cultivate the hype. If so, it certainly worked.
But the hype, whilst being rabid and credulous, isn’t totally unjustified. The [...]

Is it just me, (and I really hate to be that person that starts an article with the words “Is it just me” it’s almost as bad as “I’m not a racist, but…”) but are children taking over the world? Tiny, tiny, celebrity children that sing and dance and get in your face on TV [...]

You may naively think that the flying car, undoubtedly a masterful feature of stage engineering, would be the star attraction of Adrian Noble’s production, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. In fact, the biggest rounds of applause came for the ten live dogs that were seemingly pushed onto the stage at random intervals. I myself never having [...]

Held once a month in The Den, Gee Whizz! is a wonderland of brilliant music, good drinks and a bubbling atmosphere. We caught up with David Edgcumbe, the person behind this night, just before his ‘Mad Hatter’s Tea Party’ to explain everything you need to know.
Impact: What’s the idea behind your night?
David: I wanted to [...]

MKat, Mephedrone, Meow-Meow - we all know what it is, and we all know everyone’s doing it. It’s the drug craze which is sweeping the nation and has seeped into the very core of university culture.
Why has Mephedrone - chemical name 4-MMC - become so popular? In a nutshell, it’s legal, cheap and accessible, which [...]

This year the University of Nottingham’s School of The Built Environment has undertaken their latest and most exciting project to date. They have embarked on the creation of the ‘Nottingham H.O.U.S.E’, which involves the design and construction of a fully sustainable house. The project involves a team of both students and staff working together to [...]

Impact writers Rosie Hendry and Verena Vieregge explore the arguments for and against the divisive art of the German artist Gerorge Schneider
In 2008, Gregor Schneider proposed his Dying Room. His concept proved as self-explanatory as the title suggested. Schneider hoped to construct a room in the very public space of the art gallery, in which [...]

Barring the remote possibility of a Gordon Brown revival, it looks as if a Conservative government will have the largest number of seats in Parliament by summer. Whilst Labour calls in the removal vans and ponders for how long they may be consigned to the electoral wilderness, they might find consolation in the fact that [...]

It is still quite early on in my night out, but the pints of lager I had some hours ago have already made their way through the various tubes and passages that comprise my digestive system and I’m starting to feel a twinge down in my lower regions. I walk through the bar, locate the [...]

Impact’s Anne Moore talks to Martin Fletcher, Associate Editor of The Times, about interviewing the Lockerbie Bomber, life as a journalist and editor, and his advice to the journalists of tomorrow.
What was it like to be the first reporter to interview the Lockerbie Bomber?
Great! It was a genuine, old-fashioned scoop. We somehow managed to extract [...]

Bioshock 2
Perhaps the only sequel to a masterpiece fans didn’t ask for, the original was one of the most inventive, atmospheric and thrilling titles of 2006. It’s hard to see how it could possibly be improved; safely reuse the undersea 60s utopia-turned-nightmare Rapture, or surprise us with a brand new setting and subversive political message? [...]

Since winning Britain’s Got Talent in 2008, George Sampson has been touring the country and perfecting his street dance skills. At only 16, he’s become a mini-pin-up for schoolgirls across the country – and he’s now thinking of launching a singing career. In February he helped launch the United Dance Organisation’s (UDO) national high school [...]