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Category Archives: Opinion

Opinion pieces written by our members and guests.

Declaración sobre Secuestro de Estudiantes de Ayotzinapa

December 4, 2014by edunisocialists Leave a comment

The following is a Spanish translation of yesterday’s post on the kidnapping of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa teaching school. The English version is available here. La Sociedad Socialista de la […]

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Statement on Abduction of Ayotzinapa Students

December 3, 2014by edunisocialists Leave a comment

Edinburgh University Socialist Society stands in solidarity with all those facing state violence for standing up for justice in the face of the abduction of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa […]

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Why You Should Back The Marking Boycott

November 6, 2014by edunisocialists Leave a comment

UCU members at 69 universities will begin a boycott on marking assessments. This post written by a University of Edinburgh tutor explains the reasons for this action and why students should support them.

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Statement on arrests made at Birmingham University

January 31, 2014by edunisocialists Leave a comment

On the 29th of January at Birmingham University, student activists demonstrated against the recent education funding cuts, fee hikes, vast inequalities in the wages of staff, the marketisation of education, […]

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Statement On Student Occupation

December 2, 2013by edunisocialists Leave a comment

The Socialist Society Committee are pleased to hear that students have occupied Charles Stewart House in solidarity with University staff and their ongoing industrial dispute over pay. The interests of students […]

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Solidarity Beyond The Picket Line

October 31, 2013by edunisocialists Leave a comment

The following was originally published on Bright Green Scotland, and is reposted here with permission from the author, Alyson Macdonald. On Thursday 31st October I am going on strike for […]

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Why Tutors Are Striking – In Their Own Words

October 31, 2013by edunisocialists Leave a comment

Today, university staff across the country are on strike. Two tutors from Edinburgh University have kindly shared their thoughts with us on why they are striking, and why you should […]

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“A rat race is for rats. We’re not rats.” — Jimmy Reid

April 15, 2013by edunisocialists Leave a comment

The New York Times described it as “the greatest speech since President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address”, the following speech was given by Jimmy Reid on his installation as Rector of Glasgow University. Reid […]

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Declaración sobre Secuestro de Estudiantes de Ayotzinapa
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