Nigel Farage - Straight talking?

[May 2010]

Tonight I attended a 'public meeting' for the UKIP party, headed by Nigel Farage. He's the ex leader (as of 2005).

UKIP stand for the UK Independence Party. Don't know anything about them? Liberalist, nationalist (non-racist [in comparison to BNP maybe]) party... Here's some of their mini manifesto for you to chomp on.

Students march for education

Approximately 50 students took part in a protest and march across university this afternoon (Wednesday 8 December) in protest against Government plans to make drastic cuts to universities and increase tuition fees.

Government passes tuition fee vote despite student anger

The Government has passed a vote to raise the cap on tuition fees to £9000 per year today despite protests and lobbying by students from Warwick and other universities across the country.

Warwick students hold protest in the Arts Centre

Warwick students held a peaceful discussion on changes to higher education in the lobby of the Arts Centre this afternoon.

Day Two - Warwick Students Occupation of the Arts Centre Conference Room

8.05: After dragging myself out of bed, I've now found we have a small space amongst Bristol, Brighton and Leeds on the 'Students Protest Across the UK' page on the BBC -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11828882

Warwick students occupy conference room in Arts Centre

A group around 30 students are currently occupying the Arts Centre Conference Room at the University of Warwick.

Middle Class March.

The 7am start was NOT welcomed, especially after a 2pm bedtime - specifically due to distractions online, this really has got to stop before it gets started!!

Review confirms drastic cuts to higher education

Tash Clark and Griffin O'Rourke

Universities in the UK will be hit by drastic funding cuts of 40 percent and enormous hikes in tuition fees as part of the government’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) released last week.

The Good Side of the Down Side?

Overall, it’s been a pretty bleak week or two in British Politics. First the long-awaited Browne review told us fees could rise thousands of pounds if the cap was to be lifted, and that graduates like us who benefit more out of university will have to pay more towards it. The Defence Review of last week also informed us of drastic cuts to the armed forces which could put Britain’s security at risk. As of last Wednesday’s comprehensive spending review, we have found out that the government will support these rising fees and slash university funding by 40 per-cent. It’s all pretty bleak - not really something I want to turn on the TV and listen to before a 9am lecture.

International fees to rise by £1,000

My first ever pubished byline.

Tuesday 19 October, 2010

» Foreign students will pay thousands more than they did just five years ago
Natasha Clark

Prospective international students applying to study at The University of Warwick from next year will face an increase in tuition fees far beyond the rate of inflation.

Warwick receives its first Marshall Scholarship student

Monday 25 October, 2010
Tash Clark

Joshua Bennett has been awarded the first Warwick Marshall Scholarship at the University of Warwick.

Pills.

Something I wrote in year 11 for creative writing....

Pills.
The taxi screeched abruptly to a halt, piercing the dark night with the echo of tyres on tar. A black cat darted in front of the car, yet only the fluorescent yellow lights could be seen; a bad omen for the night, thought the man. He readjusted himself in his seat, fiddling with the settings on his camera and let out a soft sigh.

The Budget

I don't need an inventive title today, we've all been waiting for this. The first budget of the coaltion Con-Lib/Lib-Con/Con-Dem etc etc government was announced today by George Osbourne.

Results Day!

(May 7th)

Darling, I'm on the train. Bercow held Buckingham (as he would do) with 48% (down from 58% last year though) and John Stevens in second place on 22%. Farage, to my surprise, got 21%, which is fairly high for UKIP in a conservative constituency. Overall, pretty unsurprising. Did you really have to do a recount on that? It wasn't really worth waiting til 2.30 for (PM!)

Abused by the political system?

Thursday 6th May 2010. D day. D for decision that is.

Having made the effort to rummage around the kitchen and find my polling card this morning, I came across a pile of election leaflets my mother had kindly not thrown out for me (I already kept the first copies, they were duplicates...) So I read through them (again) and then failed (yet again) to be inspired by any of them.