Around 60 students and lecturers marched in Portsmouth on Wednesday of last week against course closures and 16 redundancies. They picketed the Eldon building, where the arts department is based, then marched to University House and occupied the lobby. Students are angry that the university wants to cut workshops including ceramics, small metals and glass.… [Read more…]
October 22, 2011
(Originally written for Pugwash News) For four days, English cities burned. Images were played all over the world, shocking people, and making David Cameron leave his third holiday this year (but don’t worry, he promptly left on another once things had calmed down.) The politicians and most of the mainstream media did the best to… [Read more…]
May 13, 2011
Despite a real pounding in the local election and the AV Referendum, Vince Cable was still in a celebratory mood as he came to Portsmouth to open the new ferry port. The Minister had come to enjoy a champagne breakfast with the City’s Mayor, local MP Mike Hancock and other Business officials. Over 30 local… [Read more…]
November 2, 2011
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