Moral absolutism and moral relativism serve as binary oppositions. Absolutists hold the view that there is absolute moral truth, while relativists maintain that there are no absolute truths, and that moral truths are only true in reference to a specific moral system. In her essay Against Relativism, Marianne Talbot theorises that “[t]he larger the group…
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A petition against the Government’s decision to retrospectively change student loan agreements was debated by Parliament on 18th July. The debate was prompted by the petition receiving over 10,000 signatures, however did not result in policy change. In 2010 the Government promised that, in line with average earnings, the Student Loans repayment threshold of £21,000 would…
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In May this year, Newcastle University’s Students Union became the first SU in the UK to offer drug testing kits to its students. The kits, sold at the below-RRP price of £3, allow students to test the content of drugs purporting to be MDMA and ketamine. They are being touted as a harm-reduction focused approach to…
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Tony Blair labelled ‘the world’s worst terrorist’ by relative of British soldier killed in Iraq as Chilcot Report is released after seven-year-long wait. The UK Iraq Inquiry has found that the UK Government chose to join the 2003 US invasion of Iraq before alternative peaceful actions were fully explored. The report concluded that former UK…
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I’m all for people promoting security advice about using the internet and computers, but only when it’s good advice (obviously). So just how can one judge the quality of the suggestions given? Well you should probably listen to the experts – not currently trendy, I know. The problem is made harder, though, when it’s unclear what…
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