The weekly poem
In a world of "you and me",
I am the one that let you go,
I am the love that’s been set free.
I am a flower in a bed of snow,
I am a ship that’s lost at sea,
Will I ever see the shore again,
And will someone rescue me?
From Issue 1085
2nd May 1997Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents
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The Alternative Candidate
Simon Baker is one of Felix’s more entertaining writers. Here is a man who arouses the most amazing passions in me. Fascist he is not, but he IS Harry Enfield’s (the "Bollinger Bolshevik") poor misguided Tory Boy. Contrary to Mr Baker’s economy boasts, the latest
Simon Baker - Voice of Reason
Ian Caldwell is to be congratulated. His swift action in erecting a marquee in Princes Gardens has prevented much distress and inconvenience befalling a large group of people. I’m not referring to the poor sods that are having to sit their exams in a tent, but the directors of
Letters to Felix
Dear Felix, Last Friday I received a reconstituted wood-pulp information carrier through my in-door external communications interface, bringing to my attention the fact that my examinations have been ‘relocated to a rigid-structured temporary marquee on Prince’s Gardens’. By the way, we’re doing our exams in a tent this
Westminster Eye - Hamish Common
A letter in the last edition of Felix raised some interesting questions about political bias in this newspaper, accusing my fellow columnist and I of partisan reporting, and hoping we’d all be gagged in the run-up to the election in six days time (I guess it didn’t have
News
Prince Harry visits Imperial College London
Prince Harry toured Imperial College’s Centre for Blast Injury Studies (CIS) on Wednesday 10th September, as part of a four-day trip to London. The King’s youngest son, who was deployed to Afghanistan twice during his time in the British Army, had already visited the CIS in the past;
Environment
Q&A: Will the UK have blackouts like in Spain & Portugal?
Severe blackouts disrupted the Iberian Peninsula for 16 hours on 28th April. We answer common questions on blackouts and how renewables will affect energy grids and a new report from Spain shares the latest in their analysis of the causes of the blackouts.
Environment
Fires and fascism
“I’m positive. I’m always positive. When people talk about collapses, that’s great opportunity to actually change stuff”, Fernando explained to me. He had recently narrowly escaped his house burning down in a wildfire in Portugal. In Europe, increasingly severe wildfires are creating space for change. However, unless
News
Imperial security team trials body cameras
Imperial Community Safety and Security (CSS) officers have started a four-week trial of wearing Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) on patrol duty since Wednesday 20th August. According to Imperial’s BWC code of practice, the policy aims at enhancing on-campus “safety and wellbeing” as well as protecting security staff from inaccurate allegations.