Labour’s proposed policy to add 20% value-added tax to private school fees has been a major party talking point and headline ahead of the UK’s general election on 4 July. Currently, about 30% of Cambridge students were privately educated, but it is debatable how much the potential VAT introduction on private schools would affect university admissions.

Pro-Palestine student protests have led Biden to be attacked from both the left and right on the issue, potentially diminishing his re-election hopes.

Rena Rawanchaikul investigates why so many Cambridge students are drawn to consulting, and how privilege interacts with firms’ recruitment processes to reinforce the ‘Cambridge-consulting pipeline.’

MPs have approved the government’s plan to approve fresh post-Brexit trading arrangements, despite unhappiness from some unionists in Westminster.

Following recent elections and continual mass protests, has anything changed for women’ rights in Iran?

Elections in Pakistan and Indonesia present warning signs for a year full of crucial elections.

The accusation comes from a new Uyghur Rights campaign launched by Cambridge University Amnesty International Society who point to continued links between China and the university.

Kenya, along with the US, had been hoping to send forces to intervene in Haiti which is currently suffering a humanitarian crisis according to the UNFPA.

Following victories in the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire Primary, Trump has seen off all challengers for the Republican nominee except Nikki Haley.

Huge numbers of donations to universities remain completely anonymous with many fearing the ramifications of this lack of transparency.

Abortion rights are set to be at the heart of debates ahead of US elections in 2024, playing a role in their outcome as well as being affected by them.

Bangladeshi prime minister wins recent election amid accusations of political repression and a boycott from the primary opposition party.

Amid growing pressure, the university may be forced to break from this historical banking partner

Nick Papanicolaou analyses the Republican nominee race in the run up to the Iowa caucuses, showing where Trump’s rivals faltered.

Donald Tusk looks set to bring about a shift to the left in Polish politics despite efforts from the incumbent Law and Justice party to prevent Tusk forming a pro-European government.

Suchir Salhan investigates the gender gap in STEM Triposes, which Murray Edwards President, Dorothy Byrne, has condemned.

A TCS News Update on the recent coup in Gabon, and whether there are issues with much of the discussion of the so-called ‘coup belt’ in the Sahel region.

Investigation finds that almost three quarters of the universities examined bank with Barclays, Europe’s biggest financier of oil and gas, despite public commitments to divest from fossil fuels.

In this editorial, Ralph Jeffreys calls for a more understanding, compassionate and context based approach during these difficult times.