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The Big Picture 17th October 2013 - Royal Mail Stock Selloff, Al-Shabbab Nairobi Attacks, and SU Rugby Suspension

Elliott helms the latest installment of the Big Picture, putting questions on a variety of topics to a panel of Nottingham students. This week, we talk about: the sale of Royal Mail shares on the stock exchange; the Nairobi terror attacks; and the SU's decision to suspend the Men's Rugby team over the Varsity season.


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The Living Wage, Smart Drugs and Unrest in North Africa

posted 23.01.13 at 10:04pm

In this week's episode of The Big Picture the team kicked off with a debate on The Living Wage - is it the way to tackle poverty and inequality, is it feasible to enact, and even if it were enacted would it do the good it purports to? The panel also discussed whether the SU's commitment to introduce a Living Wage for University of Nottingham employees could amount to anything, given that ultimately it is the University, and not the SU, who control salaries and funding.