By Siobhan Kelly Editor, Undergraduate Economics Student There is now little doubt that climate change is occurring, and that human activity is the primary cause. Empirical evidence for the greenhouse effect has mounted, whereby the build up of Carbon Dioxide and other Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is leading to global warming and other important climate…
Category: The United Kingdom
Labour’s £205 Billion Nuclear Problem
By: Felix Langley Classics Undergraduate Student On the 26th of September the Shadow Defence Secretary, Clive Lewis, announced that Labour would henceforth follow a policy of multilateral disarmament and that he would not use his position to try to turn Labour to unilateralism1. Two days later Jeremy Corbyn expressed his disagreement with Labour’s previous decision to back…
“But We Have No Slaves in the UK”
By Giovy Drysdale-Anderson Economics & English Student As it was Anti-Slavery Day earlier this week, this is an ideal time to reflect on the issue of Modern Day slavery and assess the role the UK ought to play in fighting this global issue. One of the earliest recorded cases of slavery in Scotland is the 1687…
Brexit Stage Left: The Decline of the United Kingdom and the Future of the European Project
By: Adam Stromme Editor-in-Chief, Economics and International Relations Undergraduate Student The outcome of the European Referendum has already had devastating consequences, and sowed the seeds of uncertainty for people both within Britain and in Europe. St Andrews itself is abuzz with fretting students and rising anxiety, much of which prompted the swift response from the…
Should we stay or should we go?
By Tom Claridge International Relations Graduate Student, Columnist Essentially, both sides of the EU debate are right. The Leave campaign is correct when they talk of the Union’s impact upon Parliament’s sovereignty, as the EU does have the ability to make rules for its twenty-seven member states. Each European law is essentially one part British…
Brexit in the Bubble
By Blanca Franch Camino Undergraduate Economics Student, Correspondent Politics, despite popular misconceptions, affects our lives in several ways. A Brexit would have serious repercussions in St Andrews, since both the financial structure and the entire higher education system are tied up in the European Union. St Andrews would see marked effects on both its funding…
Une Revolution sans Revolution: Scotland & the Panama Papers
By Amy Westwell Tait Masters Student of Literature in Intellectual History In the early days of the French Revolution, a curious phenomenon occurred. Aristocrats who held provincial privileges, titles, and rights to land, legislated to destroy their own privilege. Later they would explicitly ban insignia adorning houses: coats of arms and weathercocks. Did they partake in this masochistic…
Students for Life: a Controversial Society
Dominic Nolan talks with Jack Stukel, the President of the Students for Life – St Andrews, about running a controversial society in a university environment. What does your society do? Students for Life St Andrews is all about promoting a culture of life in St Andrews University and to celebrate life from conception till natural…
Excellent Essays: The Industrial Revolution as a Result of Britain’s Commercial Success Between 1500-1750
By Sergey Puchkov Economics Undergraduate Student Trade as the Cause of the Industrial Revolution in Britain As Robert C. Allen put it, “Britain’s empire served Britain’s economy.” Between 1500-1750, Britain established a colonial trade empire, and overtook Mediterranean economies in the production and export of wool and draperies. The development of commerce led to: (1) the growth of…
The True Cost of Free University Tuition
By Dominic Nolan Correspondent, Economics and International Relations Undergraduate Student All is not as it appears in Scottish higher education, a system which is held up as a bastion of social progressiveness by many. Scotland is the only nation of the United Kingdom which does not charge its students tuition fees, which some have argued…
Is Foreign Investment in London to Blame for Property Prices?
By James Moynan Theory Section Editor, Economics Undergraduate Student Siddons Court is a largely unimpressive feat of architecture, a housing block constructed of a mixture of red and brown brick. Its design barely warrants a glance by the common Londoner, especially when compared to the nearby majestic royal opera house. You would assume Flat 1a,…
European Students: How Valuable Will Your Money Be?
By Blanca Franch Camino Correspondent, Undergraduate Economics Student European Union students at the University of St Andrews have probably been wondering about the most intelligent way to behave regarding recent changes of their finances. Little did they know that many of the most important decisions were being made for them. In fact, during second semester last…
