Author
Jack Harvey
Jack Harvey is a Student Voice Rep Coordinator at Coventry University Students’ Union (CUSU)
7 pieces
Newest first, since March 2020
· Comment
Should culture on campus demonstrate tolerance or respect for controversial views?
Jack Harvey reviews the free speech row at Cambridge, and finds that tolerance isn’t as simple as it seems.
· SUs
Who’s behind “Stop the Student Rip Off”?
An early Christmas present for first-year students at the University of Manchester – after weeks of protests and complaints, those living in halls will receive a 30 per cent reduction to their rents. The SU clearly made
· Comment
Face value: why won’t students turn their cameras on?
Should students be made to turn their cameras on in small group online teaching? Jack Harvey wonders why they don’t.
· SUs
Can student societies survive the pandemic?
Some graduates will tell you that they spent more time in the company of a student society than on their studies. Some will say that they gained more skills and insight from their societies than their degree. In fact, it
· Analysis
Does academic freedom permit no-platforming?
Jack Harvey interrogates academic freedom on campus, and argues that no platforming speakers is a tactic to secure it.
· Comment
This so called culture war is a phoney one
Reflecting on developments surrounding campus freedom of speech, Jack Harvey asks what kind of war students and universities are in – and who might win.
· SUs
From blunders to “petty McCarthyism” – the fall and rise and Turning Point UK
It’s been just over a year since Turning Point UK appeared on the web to “question,” “challenge” and “fight back” the perceived left-wing dominance of youth culture. A spin-off of a well-funded American political campaig