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Class Angst at the Nuffield: A Review of ‘Alchemy In The UK’
November 14, 2011 by thedolphinsblowhole
Edward Learman reviews ‘Alchemy In The UK’ written by Maggie Nevill which recently premiered at The Nuffield Theatre in Highfield, and talks unemployment, class and life after graduating from university A fortnight ago I was fortunate to attend the last showing of Maggie Nevill’s recent play Alchemy In The UK directed by Peter Sandford and […]
Southampton University Student Union slammed by editors of the Wessex Scene over censorship
May 23, 2011 by thedolphinsblowhole
The editors of the Wessex Scene, Southampton University’s student newspaper have slammed Southampton University Student Union (SUSU) for censoring the paper in an open letter published on their website. Dan Webb and Jessica Fuhl, the Editor and News Editor of the Scene, published the scathing article on Monday afternoon, and claim that SUSU have repeatedly […]
The straw-man referendum: how the AV debate misses the point
May 3, 2011 by thedolphinsblowhole
As well as local elections, this Thursday 5th is the national referendum on whether to change the voting system for MPs from first past the post (FPTP) to the alternative vote (AV). However, the campaigns on either side of the debate have been far from honest, and the context of the referendum remains politically murky. […]
Campaigning begins in SUSU elections, TDB analyses the manifestos
Campaigning has begun for Southampton University Student Union’s (SUSU) annual election, with a wide slate of candidates running. Blowhole reporter Mike Gecko takes you through some of the main manifesto points and where the Union could do better. Thirty candidates have stepped forward for the 10+ positions, with eight running for the President role. Most […]
Funding for Southampton’s Women’s Aid Centre to be slashed, crucial helpline threatened
February 15, 2011 by thedolphinsblowhole
Amongst the services threatened by the City Council’s budget cuts is Southampton’s Women’s Aid Centre. Rhiannon Clare Frame-Jones, SU Feminist Society’s Publicity Officer, presents the case for protecting the centre and gives some advice on how to complain about the cutbacks . This Thursday the 17th February, the local council will consider whether or […]
Daily Echo facing second wave of strikes
December 4, 2010 by thedolphinsblowhole
Hampshire’s main local paper, The Southern Daily Echo, will be hit yet again by more strikes this coming week (Tuesday 7th & Wednesday 8th) as part of a nationwide stoppage against owners Newsquest. National Union of Journalists (NUJ) members first striked last month in a dispute over pay freezes to ordinary staff (whilst bosses reportedly […]
Schoolkids On The March
November 30, 2010 by Ralph Beanface
Today (Tue 30/11/10) a march of school and college pupils will go on the march to protest against the looming Coalition education cuts. Schools and colleges attending include Oasis, Redbridge, Regents Park, Park Bellemoore and Tauntons College. The march will start at 12.30 pm at Shirley Precinct followed by Shirley High Street, and finishing at Southampton Guildhall outside the […]
Campaigning begins in SUSU’s hotly contested NUS Referendum
November 27, 2010 by thedolphinsblowhole
Campaigning began yesterday (Fri 26/11/10) on the hotly contested and controversial NUS referendum at Southampton University Student’s Union (SUSU), which will decide whether SUSU should reaffilliate to the National Union of Students or stay out. SUSU disaffiliated from the NUS in 2002 after a narrow vote in their AGM, having had a referendum in 1999 […]
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Meet the new boss? Southampton prepares to go to the polls
April 30, 2012 by thedolphinsblowhole
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All 3 main parties are fighting hard in the run up to the local elections on Thursday 3rd May, which could see the political map of Southampton significantly changed. As is our custom, we present you with a rough guide to what’s going on and our own vague predictions! First, a trip down memory lane […]