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News Bulletin, Christmas: White tie violence, CUSU print drama and Varsity head patting

We round up the news

RED SURGE: 12x more Freshers than ever join Cambridge Universities Labour Club

They’ve almost quadrupled in size in just 2 weeks

Tory Cantabs get privileged entry to exclusive dining club

No shit

Broken Brittan? Sex Abuse Scandal Hits Cambridge

Labour Club slams CUCA over their sex-scandal embroiled Vice President.

April Fools’ 2014 Roundup

A showcase of Cambridge’s best and worst attempts at lighthearted japery.

Cambridge Police Infiltrate Student Politics

The Cambridgeshire Police have been caught trying to recruit an activist to go undercover and spy on Cambridge student politics.

Thatcher’s Death: How Student Politics became all about Pandering

JOEL FENSTER argues that reactions to Thatcher’s death show us how broken Cambridge politics is.

Young, Bright and on the Right – A Response

Former CUCA chairman CALLUM WOOD worries the BBC 2 show will re-enforce stereotypes.

The News From The Dark Blues

OUCA being naughty, Exeter College clean up conferencing, and dinging arrangements GO MAD in Oxford this week.

UPDATE: What A Pickle!

As the comments continue to come in thick and fast after the drama with Eric Pickles at the Union, The Tab gets two different views of the situation

Exclusive: CUCA Chair Accused Of Homophobia

The outgoing-Cambridge Conservative Association Chair has been accused of homophobia for comments made on his Facebook page.

Govt Policy “Leap In The Dark” Claims Top Prof

A senior tutor has claimed the government’s tuition fee policy is a “leap in the dark” and that it could damage state school intake.

Grad Wins Council Seat Despite ‘Personal Attacks’

A Jesus grad has accused his Tory opponents of “personal attacks and innuendo” after winning his council election.

Student Wants Cambridge To Be ‘Tory-Free Zone’

A student’s nomination to stand in a local election has been met with a mixed reaction.

Union Hosts Election Night Booze-Up

Hundreds packed the Union last night to watch BBC fittie Emily Maitlis recolor the country’s political map.

Election Blog: Lib Dems Win Cambridge

As The Tab exclusively revealed at 2am, Julian Huppert has won Cambridge for the Lib Dems, with the Tories second.

Mortar Board

A former brickie who left school with one GCSE has won a place at Hughes Hall after ending up on the dole.

Gavin’ A Laugh?: Top Toff Tries It On In Fake (F)email

Gavin Rice, ex-head of the Cambridge student Tory Party has been attacked after sending a hoax email to the Labour Women’s Officer – pretending to be a woman.

Furious George

George Owers, head of CULC, has sensationally accused the Russell Group of spinning ‘outrageous lies and misrepresentation’.

‘Morning After The Night Before’ For Uni

Staff and students have lashed out at Gordon Brown’s proposed £2.5 BILLION cut in higher education spending.