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Former journalist Natalie Bennett is the leader of the Green Party. Despite its status as a relative outsider, the party has enjoyed a spike in popularity in recent years, dispelling an alleged stereotype around the party as that of a group of environmental hippies. Bennett covered a wide range of current events in her recent talk at RHUL from the current housing crisis to the question of Britain’s position in the EU, showing that the party has highly sophisticated wide-ranging aims and policies; a shocker for anyone who still believes that all the Green party care about is implementing policies to benefit vegetation and wildlife. Bennett began her talk with what she called a ‘compulsory’ apology from her generation to the younger one, claiming that responsibility must be taken for the ...

Let’s face it, when we got to uni as innocent little Freshers we were all quick to pick up stereotypes about the halls we live in. For instance, if someone says they’re from Founders they’re likely to be met with, “how do you cope sharing a bathroom?” Invited over to Runnymede? Well you might want to check first if that’s Runnymede one or two. If you encounter an unfortunate soul from Kingswood, the glance of pity they’re met with says it all really. And Wedderburn isn’t immune to these stereotypes. In fact, it’s notoriously infamous for its fire alarms. This academic year alone, there have been 28 alerts from the four blocks of Wedderburn, many of which were in the early hours of the morning. Not only has this been an extreme annoyance when it comes to prying yourself out o...