Rachel Lewis

First, he refused to sing the National Anthem at the Battle of Britain Service. Now, Jeremy Corbyn has declined the invitation to attend the first meeting of the Privy Council in which he would have been sworn in by the Queen. Corbyn has previously directly disclosed his anti-monarchist views,...

Nottingham’s Students’ Union is currently running a referendum to decide whether they should support the development of a Student Housing Co-operative. Scott Jennings, a key member of that process, explains why you should vote yes.  What is a Housing Co-operative? A student housing co-operative provides not-for-profit student housing that...

As the University of Nottingham prepares to launch a new gender equality campaign, Imran Rahman-Jones argues that the idea that feminism is solely a women’s issue is naive and outdated. It’s time for all men to get on board. The University of Nottingham was recently part of the #GetFree...

For all the activism that students have participated in over the past 100 years, Europe is one issue on which they have remained decidedly quiet. OneEurope and Students4Europe think this is because the complexity of the European Union creates a wall of misunderstanding between the governed and the governors....

David Cameron told the recent Conservative Party Conference that Russian military action against Islamic State rebels and other opponents of Assad is “a terrible mistake”, and urged Putin to stop supporting his regime. The Syrian conflict is, if nothing else, extremely complex both in terms of the domestic groups...

Beady eyed students may have noticed a rather large army van on campus last week.  It was accompanied by several officers in uniform, handing out leaflets in their latest ‘With Heart. With Mind’ campaign meant to encourage students to join the army. They were welcomed to our campus alongside...

We all know the feeling. Those things you just cannot stand. They keep you awake at night. They make your skin crawl. They awake a hatred within you that you haven’t known since the checkout machine said there was an unexpected item in the baggage area. Go on, put...