A price to be paid for keeping Britain British
In the wake of the August riots, David Starkey declared that ‘whites have become black’ and intimated that the mixing of cultures would lead to conflagrations greater than those witnessed in Tottenham and Clapham.
The burden of Berlusconi
In the last ten years, Berlusconi has been elected three times and has ruled Italy without major interruption. In the 65 years Italy has been a republic, the citizens have endured 62 different governments. If nothing else, Berlusconi has set a precedent for stability.
Global Focus
The Nouse Politics team summarises the biggest stories from around the world
Germany bails out the EU
Earlier this month, the German government voted overwhelmingly to back the injection of €440bn into the European Financial Stability Facility: the Eurozone bailout fund. This has come as welcome news to struggling countries; had it been rejected, leaders’ attempts to preserve the Euro would have been thrown into frenzy.
Overview: The 2011 UK Party Conferences
The annual party conferences, which were all held in the north of England this year, did not prove to be critical successes in terms of television viewership.
Mixed results for hockey firsts in pre-season friendlies against York St John
The new season for the hockey club kicked off last week with two friendlies against inter-city rivals York St John. The men’s firsts fell to a 3-1 defeat but the women’s firsts romped home to a 4-0 win.
University sacrifices: choosing between the first or the fun – Cartoon
Captains fantastic: four York skippers talk ambition
Being a captain of any team can lead to challenges but not everyone has to contend with an academic degree along with the weekend’s team selection. Being democratically elected also has its pressures but every year the University’s finest sportsmen and women put themselves forward to lead teams, organise training sessions and talk to the media.
Leave behind your prejudices and embrace northern quirks – Cartoon
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