The Carpathia isn’t coming to rescue this government still swimming in the mire, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The strange tale of Buckingham University and the Thatcherite right
Reminiscent of the ‘Buffy’TV series the demons all come from one academic institution, they make a lot of noise, but they are all beaten by a gang of teenagers, who rely on a rather calm, older intellectual for guidance – where Corbyn plays the role of Giles the Librarian, read on...
what’s good for the goose is good for the gander : (Above) Denis Thatcher (left) receives his first honorary degree from the University of Buckingham in November 2000 and (right) Margaret Thatcher gets an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from the same institution in February 1986 – 10 years after elevating it from college to university status
As the RMT Health and Safety Conference takes place, the union is calling for urgent action on crisis of work-related stress, understaffing and the growing threat of workplace assaults. RMT leader EDDIE DEMPSEY explains
Current polling shows Scottish Labour faces a stark choice: break decisively with Westminster or continue its slide into irrelevance, warns VINCE MILLS
As discussions continue between the US and Iran over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear enrichment programme, the suppression of internal dissent by the theocratic dictatorship grows. STEVE BISHOP reports.
Last weekend’s inaugural conference mixed warmth, unity and ambition with the unmistakable echo of old arguments. MATT KERR wonders whether the fledgling party’s difficulties can be overcome
The US president’s career is defined by a consistent use of racist tropes and provocation. Why are world leaders so silent over his repeated vitriolic prejudice, asks ROGER McKENZIE
SWITCH on the radio, look in the newspaper and see something nasty coming out of a university? Take a close look and you might see that it isn’t often just any old university. It’s the University of Buckingham.
Radio 4 have got a “University Leader” to say why Lecturers and Librarians should not go on strike. Oh look, it’s Anthony Seldon, vice-chancellor of the University of Buckingham.
A professor is trying to support the Sun’s absurd story about Corbyn being a Czech spy? It’s Professor Anthony Glees of the University of Buckingham.
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