James has written 18 articles for Nouse
By James Macdougald — June 19, 2007
Pond dwellers, porters and ‘racist’ universities: the devil’s advocate-eye view on a year of controversy
Journalists are the lowest form of pond life. This is not an exercise in puritanical self-abasement: I absolutely mean what I say. We whinge, we pick holes, we are often inexcusably self-righteous.
By James Macdougald — May 31, 2007
There are plenty of bad arguments being made against the University’s Heslington East venture. Take, for example, the argument for the preservation of old trees. The Heslington Parish Council is concerned about ‘three particularly important ancient lime trees’ whose future is threatened by alterations to the road network. Worse tragedies have befallen the nation.
By James Macdougald — May 8, 2007
The AWOL Internationals: an issue blown well out of proportion?
The recently disclosed disappearance of 42 international students from the York campus has provided a crucial insight into the stock method of apportioning blame in crises such as this. The pattern is increasingly familiar.
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