politics

Young Academic can reveal that The Green Party has called upon George Osborne to stop encouraging private shareholders to profit from public construction projects. [...]

Mark Carney, current Governor of the Canadian Central Bank, has today been announced as the next governor of the Bank of England. He takes over from Sir Mervyn King – who has been in charge of the Bank of England for ten years – finished his second term next year and has to endure some [...]

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson launched a new initiative to help tackle the growing number of unemployed young people inLondon. As we continue our quest to bring you all the education news and career information that matters, Young Academic can reveal that the scheme was launched on the same day as the latest unemployed [...]

Young Academic can reveal that the two teenage students that took their fight over scandalous tuition fees to the high court have lost their case. In disappointing education news, it seemingly seems that the powers that be believe tripling fees for new students is perfectly acceptable and in fact doesn't stop true academics from entering [...]

Prime Minister David Cameron may be indirectly giving a boost to Alex Salmond and his Scottish independence supporters, Young Academic's education news specialist and features editor Robert Gant reports. [...]

Young Academic Features Editor Robert Gant reports on how the West is hurtling towards disaster as Iran test fires missiles in Gulf. This is the student news portal's first enthralling opinion piece of 2012 and there will be plenty more where this came from, make sure you follow our RSS feed to make sure you [...]

In our latest incisive opinion piece, Young Academic’s Features Editor Robert Gant gives his view on what the future holds for the Liberal Democrats. [...]

Black Mirror, the first of three dramas from Charlie Brooker, tonight revealed just how powerful social media has become and indeed will become in the United Kingdom and around the world. [...]

Young Academic today applauds the public sector workers that have implemented a mass union strike. Seemingly fed up of the tory obsession with spending cuts and particularly the attack on well earned pensions, border control staff, teachers and health workers are just some of the sectors that have had enough of George Osbourne and his [...]

As the nation’s premier student portal, Young Academic can bring details of a student march in London, designed to target the city’s financial epicentre. Thousands of students are marching through central London, protesting against the privatisation of British universities and spiralling tuition fees. [...]