
The rise of left wing populism is make real ground in the west, especially in the USA and the U.K.
The rise of left wing populism is make real ground in the west, especially in the USA and the U.K.
Vladimir Putin’s distinctive face has been appearing all over the global newsfeed recently, reminding everyone from Barack Obama to the most disinterested youth that Russia can’t be ignored, can’t be contained and must be respected.
A few weeks ago I met Jeremy Corbyn. In order to have the opportunity to meet the leader of the opposition I had to get up at six in the morning on Saturday and volunteer all day at the Yorkshire and Humber regional Labour conference – this was after working a 46 hour week.
Last year, 40 per cent of Sheffield Hallam University students were provided with a total £31 million worth of grants. This made Hallam the third most reliant university on maintenance grants in the country and it is one of the nation's largest higher education institutions.
As a postgraduate student at Sheffield Hallam University, I attended an event hosted by the union which broadcast the parliamentary debate live. Yet, despite there being over 30,000 students, I was dismayed to see theaudience in front of me numbered in the teens.