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The Great Library Rip Off

Check out Student Times campus correspondent Charlie Baylis’ opinion piece on University library fines…

Posted: 19/12/07

If Ireland can the light bulb why can’t we?

As you might have heard, last week Ireland became the first country in the EU to ban power-crazy incandescent bulbs and it's going to happen early in 2009 - that's just over 12 months away!

Posted: 19/12/07
byJamie Woolley Greenpeace

Atrocities Continue In Zimbabwe

Earlier in the summer, campus correspondent Charlie Whitworth told us of the mass murders and political wrong-doings that are occurring daily in Zimbabwe. Amnesty International now brings news of how the situation is worsening…

Posted: 30/07/07

‘Somewhere over the Rainbow….’
alan Vaughan Wilkinson

The Cardiff Mardi Gras honours those who have contributed to the Festival and its campaign to combat Homophobia with the new Rainbow Awards.

Awards were handed out to individuals and businesses that assisted Cardiff City Mardi Gras in tackling issues surrounding homophobia - there were six categories, one for every colour in the Rainbow

Posted: 13.06.07

David Miliband talks about climate change, wayne rooney and becoming a bus conductor!

As the news that British Chancellor Gordon Brown would become the next leader of the UK Labour Party filtered through London, I caught up with Secretary of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs David Miliband at his Defra office in Westminster.

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Interview with Rt Hon David Miliband, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

A young politician who has shone in his role as Secretary for Environment, David Miliband has been touted by many as the future of the Labour Party; many believe that, if the Conservative resurgence continues, Miliband could find himself an outsider for the leadership of the party in years-to-come.

Posted: 07.06.07