SU: Broken promises?
A year on, have any of 2008/09's full-time Students' Union officers done what they promised in their manifestos? We wrap up our SU tally series with this comprehensive listing of…
Globe-trotting: Hong Kong
Sam Brewster has set out on a globe-trotting journey this summer, with exotic destinations throughout Asia. He files this first travel log from Hong Kong, China.
No more anonymous comments
Due to an increasing number of anonymous comments, The Linc has modified its comments policy.
Worship on your own time
The new 'Equality Bill', which is currently under debate in Parliament, could broaden special privileges for religions at the expense of true equality.
Have you got the ‘pig bug’ panic?
OK: sneezes can cause diseases. But journalism student Stacey Cosens is not fazed by the swine flu media scare stories.
Meet the new SU boss, same as the old boss
Cynics often point out that the difference between the major political parties is comparable to the difference between a sultana and a raisin, but the candidates in SU elections are…
Faddism or Fascism?
The population is under a deluge of information in the media, often hectoring in nature about how we should live more healthily. Some of this advice is simply a modern…
The technology dilemma
This morning, 250 million text messages will be sent around the country. I'll probably send five or six of them. And as I finish, I might join the eight million…
Prof. Brian Winston on freedom of the press
We have restricted speech for a variety of reasons - state security, protection of identity of minors, obscenity and so on. Publication of facts and opinion, nevertheless, are not in…
Sarah Palin: The War Creationist?
It's a worrying reflection on American society if a "pitbull with lipstick" masquerading as the voice of the average mother can get within reach of the most powerful job in…