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Big Pharma: 8 Reasons We Need to Talk About the Pharmaceutical Industry

by Nick Carpenter

It's commonly said that the railways, NHS and post should be in public hands. Perhaps strangely, it would be less common to hear the same about the trillion dollar pharmaceutical industry which is currently running circles around us.

An ‘Unmitigated Disaster’: 8 Reasons it’s Kicking Off in Ireland

by Ian Maleney

In recent months the political maelstrom surrounding Irish Water has dominated the public agenda and rocked the Irish government. As fast as reports of cronyism have spread on social media, so too has evidence of violent state repression against growing public anger.

Indignant… to what end? Private Island Reviewed

by Tom Blackburn

Tom Blackburn reviews Private Island, the latest release by writer and Novara FM guest, James Meek.

8 Things You Should Know About David Willetts

by Craig McVegas

A recent May Day carnival ended up gate-crashing a lecture David Willetts was giving on the future of (private) funding for university science research. We all know him as the man behind tripled fees and the botched HE White Paper, but were you aware of these lesser-known facts about the Universities Minister?

4 Reasons the Privatization of Sussex University Services Affects Us All

The anti-privatization campaign at Sussex University has been one of the catalysts for a recent resurgence in political activity on campuses across the UK. A major hurdle Sussex campaigners have had to overcome is conveying to fellow students the consequences that privatization of university services has – for all of us. Here, Alia Al Ghussain […]