UCL rent strike: Students in London are being priced out of degrees
A student with an assessed household income of £12,000 or less can receive a cash bursary of £2,000 a year – little more than two months' rent
A student with an assessed household income of £12,000 or less can receive a cash bursary of £2,000 a year – little more than two months' rent
When I was growing up, there were countless adverts on television proclaiming the virtues of certain alcoholic drinks. "Try the taste of Martini"; "I'd love a Babycham"; "Heineken refreshes the parts", etc. At the same time, gambling was regarded as a pursuit so dangerous that the windows of betting shops were blacked out and it was inconceivable that a bookmaker would be allowed to advertise. The not-so-subliminal message was: drinking good, betting bad.
The following letters appear in the 4th March edition of the Independent
That wedding gift lists are getting more extravagant will not come as news to anyone who has had to contribute to a candlelit, ocean-side, heavenly detox couples' honeymoon massage in Bali
But the Chancellor has a problem: the decision of his main rival in the Tory leadership stakes to campaign for Brexit has transformed the contest
I've often wished removal men would give me a hand by whacking me with truncheons
Migration is a topic Downing Street wants to avoid talking about too much before 23 June; it only benefits the Outers
Migration is a topic Downing Street wants to avoid talking about too much before 23 June; it only benefits the Outers
Migration is a topic Downing Street wants to avoid talking about too much before 23 June; it only benefits the Outers
The dark shade of Simone's skin and her distinctly African features defined her politics and her music – to portray her in this way is nothing short of criminal
Kim Jong-un's behaviour shouldn't stop the world in opening up to the hermit state
Shelter in 2013 found that 8 million Britons were just one pay cheque away from losing their homes - and I met a woman once who proved that
I wanted to dominate them, and show that I was better than them, using my education - something I hadn't chosen, something that was as inevitable as the colour of my skin. But that didn't make me kind, or honourable, or decent, or respectful. I was behaving like a racist
I am extremely familiar with that wonderful feeling you get when some moron says, "Why dont the Muslins cant not LERN ENGLISH?????" and you settle in with a mug of Ovaltine for what will probably evolve into a 45 minute, bullet-pointed, cited-and-referenced mini-PhD with a whole section on the characteristics of the fabric 'muslin' (pictures? Yes, post some pictures of muslin! That'll show the little puss-weasel!) I know. I've been there. And I bet you have too.
I'm happiest in missionary; I just wanted to get my quotes and go
The question few in the Labour Party are asking and still fewer are answering
If the Johnson case is anything to go by, 'it was society that conditioned me to do it, your honour' is becoming the new get out of jail card
By the time he reached his second encore he was playing like a god