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Number 790 Friday 24Th April 2015 he Independent Student Newspaper Number 790 Friday 24th April 2015 Published in Cambridge since 1947 www.varsity.co.uk Labour tops Varsity poll ZEICHNER READ. O’FLYNN. FERNANDO. HUPPERT. Perhaps surprisingly, the Varsity. “We now have a radical and Tactical voting: Tories vote at Conservatives unwilling to waste their Varsity News Team Conservatives came in second place, practical ofer for students which will home vote in what increasingly appears to be with 24 per cent of the vote. his is make a real diference for those about a tight Liberal Democrat and Labour 13 days before the general election, a likely to be the result of the fragmen- to graduate, current students, and Further analysis, however, indicates race for Cambridge. Varsity poll of over 1,000 Cambridge tation of the vote on the left of the those to follow in future,” citing a range that Cambridge students may not be As one third-year Conservative vot- students – the largest poll of this de- political spectrum: the Greens came of polices including a reduction in tui- as left-leaning as they initially appear. er from Corpus told us: “As much as mographic conducted thus far in the in a close third place, with 22 per tion fees to be paid for by restricting Varsity’s survey asked respondents I’d like to see Cambridge turned blue, run up to 7th May – can exclusively cent of student votes in the poll, and Pension Tax Relief for the wealthiest to indicate whether they intended to there is no way Chamali Fernando will reveal the political leanings of the stu- the Liberal Democrats came in fourth pensioners, increasing maintenance vote in Cambridge or their home con- be able to fend of both Labour and the dent community. place at 19 per cent. grants and ending unpaid internships. stituency. For those who plan to vote Lib Dems to win Cambridge,” he said. Conducted between 2nd March and A further two per cent would vote “I also ind that students care pas- in Cambridge, Labour’s share of the “My home constituency is more 10th April, students were asked which for UKIP, and 1 per cent for other par- sionately about social justice, and like vote remains strong, at 33 per cent marginal for the Conservatives, and party they would vote for if a general ties, including the SNP, Plaid Cymru what they see from Labour on the liv- compared to the Tories’ 19.9 per cent, my vote will make more of a diference election were held tomorrow, with and the Northern Irish parties. ing wage, and that we will scrap the who slip into fourth place behind the there.” respondents able to change their an- Daniel Zeichner, the Labour candi- unfair Bedroom Tax.” Greens (24.5) and Lib Dems (20.2). Chamali Fernando, however, re- swers throughout the duration of the date for Cambridge, said he was very Rory Weal, the Chair of Cambridge However, among those planning to mains optimistic, telling Varsity that polling period. pleased that Labour’s “very strong of- Universities Labour Club, agreed that vote at home, the position is reversed, “job security, apprenticeships and that Among the 1,063 participants in fer to Cambridge students” was start- students are turning to the party be- with the Conservatives receiving a 40 Government must not spend money the Varsity survey, Labour topped the ing to resonate. cause they feel Labour “really is ofer- per cent share to Labour’s 27 per cent. that it does not have while transferring poll, with 32 per cent intending to vote “It’s clear that many [students] feel ing something distinctive and difer- his appears to indicate a ‘tac- current national debt liabilities to Labour. let down by the Lib Dems,” he told ent... this election”. tical voting’ trend, with student Continued on page 4. INSIDE: UKIP PROFILE, OWEN JONES, JEREMY PAXMAN, STUDENT CAMPAIGNS 2 Friday 24th April 2015 Editorial A swinging town his general election, the Left is split; Green, the Cambridge seat stands undecided. It was the least a reasonable chance at success. Over the Liberal or further aield SNP – there are numer- Conservatives, not Labour, who gained the second past term, Varsity has aimed to show Cambridge ous options and parties that could, come May 7, largest vote share in 2010; Huppert’s incumbency students the best and worst of them, from one- take away Labour’s chance at a majority in what is holds a strong record; the constituency is one of on-one interviews with each of the PPCs to keep- still a irst-past-the-post system. under ive target seats for the Greens nationally; ing students informed when national politicians and according to Daniel Zeichner, if Labour can’t take an interest in our small, but crucial, seat. We Not to be outdone by archaic political institutions, win Cambridge, they can’t win at all. have talked to Jeremy Paxman about interview- however, the age of digital democracy has come ing politicians, Owen Jones about writing about up with an idea: Vote Swap. Found on a Facebook his leaves an important but burdomsome task them, and Patrick O’Flynn about being one – one newsfeed near you, voteswap.org encourages vot- for students voting in Cambridge this election; to who might be UKIP’s next leader, at that. ers “not wanting to wake up after the election to vote not tactically, but ideologically. To cast our a Conservative Prime Minister” to ‘swap’ their vote, not because of who we don’t want to see in he reason that this small student paper has been votes between constituencies – voting Green or government, but who we do. he chance for our able to provide this kind of coverage – from small Labour tactically to keep the Tories out. voice, and our politics, to meaningfully inluence group meetings with the Shadow Chancellor to the outcome of this election is a rarity in 2015. One quizzing David Willetts on £9,000 – is that the Type CB2 into Vote Swap, however, and voters has only to look to Homerton and Girton, both in Cambridge seat matters. It matters to Cambridge, are faced with a diferent, and in the current elec- the safe Tory seat of South Cambridgeshire, to re- and it matters to the country. We are one of the few toral climate increasingly rare, message: “his is member how easily individual choices and voices deciding seats left, and this is an election where not a seat where we could advocate a vote swap… can get lost in the selection of a local MP. there is a lot to be decided. he Left is split and Vote according to your preference.” the Right is under ire – students in Cambridge Cambridge has a diverse selection of candidates have the privilege of consulting their own politics EDITORIAL Whatever the polls may tell you, ours and others, from all the main parties, all of whom have at when deciding between them. NEWS On the campaign trail Varsity Online Varsity inds out what really goes on when students go campaigning (pages 5-6) NEWS A game of tutors For the remainder of the Sarah Sheard investigates the striking discrepancies in tutor support across colleges (page 10) Easter term, Varsity will be INTERVIEW publishing online only. The Jeremy Paxman We talk to the former Varsity Editor about going for the next print edition will appear political jugular (page 12) COMMENT for May Week on 17th June. Playground homophobia Jack McConnel outines homophobia in private schools – and what a group of Cantabs is doing about it (page 13) To get involved this term, FEATURES email [email protected]. Cambridge Inc. Leo Sands exposes the pervasive impact of corporate spon- sorship in student societies across the university (page 22) REVIEWS Corrections Interview: Wolf Alice In the issue printed on Friday 27th February, a Sport article entitled ‘Dwain Chambers visits the Union’ incorrectly stated that Sadie, a young woman featured in a video that was shown about the work of the charity Teens Unite of which Dwain Asia Lambert chats to the indie rockers ahead of the re- Chambers is a patron, passed away. Sadie has not passed away, and this mistake was due to an inaccuracy in our reporter’s lease of their debut album (page 28) notes. We would like to apologise for this mistake to all those afected. E Talia Zybutz @.. D E Tom Freeman @.. B M Mark Curtis @.. O D Joe Whitwell P D E Sareeka Linton, Sanjukta Sen, Phoebe Stone, Daniella Mae Brisco-Peaple, Harry Stockwell @.. N E Eleanor Deeley (Senior), Till Schöfer & Richard Nicholl (Deputy) @.. P E Richard Nicholl @.. N F I E Sarah Sheard @.. C E Tess Davidson & Georgia Turner @.. S E Harry Taylor @.. E Elissa Foord & Leo Sands @.. C E Will Hutton & Ciara Nugent @.. T E Gabriella Jeakins, Amy George (Deputy) @.. F E Livs Galvin & Gayathiri Kamalakanthan @.. R E Matilda Ettedgui @.. S E Peter Rutzler @.. I E Ellie Olcott @.. O E Alex Izza & James Sutton V R Will Helipurn & Alex Rice @.. C S E Eliza Jones P Jess Franklin, Jonny Rowlands, Harriet Wakeman & Daniel Zhang @.. 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