From a shock by-election result to a dodgy loan, and from student visas to a graduate suing for bad teaching...
Here's the news you might have missed in December...
Politics
Richmond
byelection shock: Theresa May’s Brexit weakness revealed
This --> “For now, her polling stays strong and the public still
seem to like her. But her position is extremely precarious. Richmond offers a
sneak peek at the reality of her predicament.”
Labour, not the Tories, should be most worried by
the Richmond Park result
They
were nowhere…
Facebook’s
Fake News Poisons Democracy
“Sensible”
decisions can have unexpected consequences…
In
the age of Brexit and Trump; Liberalism is under attack
Liberals
must fight back
Pressure
mounts on Tory MP to resign over football loan
The
Northampton South MP should resign over missing millions
Will
the Tories pull us out of the European Court on Human Rights?
I
really really hope not
LGBT
Nearly half of all Irish same sex
marriages were held in Dublin after the referendum
Chad criminalises homosexuality by
vote of 111 to 1
Sad
news
Education
UK considers plans to nearly halve
international student visas
If implemented this would be terrible for the
reputation and finances of UK Higher Education as well as for the UK economy as
a whole
Universities need to change their argument about
international students
Some good advice that can be applied more generally
to campaigning in 2017
Imperial College review reveals 'bullying behaviour’
I'm sure this is an issue for more than just
Imperial College
EU lets Switzerland stay in Horizon 2020
Possible implications for UK post Brexit regarding
European research funding and Erasmus – short version: no freedom of movement,
no access to billions of research funding
Graduate sues Oxford University for £1m over his
failure to get a first
16
years after graduating!
Wendy
Piatt to step down as head of Russell Group
End
of an era
Science and Technology
Thousands of men will be able to trial
HIV-prevention drugs on the NHS from next year
Better
than the none originally proposed
The happy, healthy data nerd: Using data to support
wellbeing
Some
good advice
Entertainment
RIP Zsa Zsa
First official trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming
Looks
good
And finally…
Abba - Happy New Year
Happy New Year - time for some ABBA
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