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Club or Pub? What to do with Wendy Larner’s Mansion

By Anonymous As Cardiff University faces a financial crisis, Vice Chancellor Wendy Larner sits in her lavish home rent-free, making decisions to cut courses and make 138 redundancies. On top of her 290k salary, she watches out the windows of the estimated £1 million property that sits quietly within the gates of Queen Anne’s Square. Cardiff University’s website states their values include creating an ‘inclusive, … Continue reading Club or Pub? What to do with Wendy Larner’s Mansion

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Cardiff University Students' Union Sign as seen from the back entrance
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Cardiff Students’ Union announces a new YOLO queue

It is a recognisable site to many, the long and arduous queue along Park Place on a Wednesday night. Ending at the steps of the Students’ Union, this iconic Cardiff site, with its dressed-up drunks and weather-beaten victims is about to change. The Union announced today that beginning this week, YOLO-goers will now have to queue on the other side of the building, along Senghennydd … Continue reading Cardiff Students’ Union announces a new YOLO queue

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Callum Thompson is interviewed by Gair Rhydd members
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Callum Thompson on his bid for SU presidency

Edited by Olivia Griffin Callum Thompson discusses his 2026 Students’ Union Presidential bid with Gair Rhydd journalists Oliver Hanlon and Olivia Griffin. Prefer to listen to this interview? Follow @gairrhydd on Instagram for more information. This interview is published verbatim. Views expressed are those of the candidate and do not necessarily reflect the views of Gair Rhydd or Cardiff Students’ Union. You’re a student at … Continue reading Callum Thompson on his bid for SU presidency

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Joshua Tandy is interviewed by a member of Gair Rhydd.
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Joshua Tandy on their bid for election as SU president

Edited by Olivia Griffin Joshua Tandy discusses his 2026 Students’ Union Presidential bid with Head of Politics Ruaidhrí Gillen Lynch. Prefer to listen to this interview? Follow @gairrhydd on Instagram for more information. This interview is published verbatim. Views expressed are those of the candidate and do not necessarily reflect the views of Gair Rhydd or Cardiff Students’ Union. Okay, Josh Tandy, you are of … Continue reading Joshua Tandy on their bid for election as SU president

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Alex Portman Ross is interviewed by a Gair Rhydd editor.
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Alex Portman Ross on his bid for SU presidency

Edited by Olivia Griffin Alex Portman Ross discusses his 2026 Students’ Union Presidential bid with Head of Politics Ruaidhrí Gillen Lynch. Prefer to listen to this interview? Follow @gairrhydd on Instagram for more information. This interview is published verbatim. Views expressed are those of the candidate and do not necessarily reflect the views of Gair Rhydd or Cardiff Students’ Union. So you of course are … Continue reading Alex Portman Ross on his bid for SU presidency

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Maria Pollard discussing with Aneurin Davies and Ruaidhrí Gillen Lynch
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Maria Pollard on her bid for re-election as SU president

Edited by Olivia Griffin Maria Pollard discusses their 2026 Students’ Union Presidential re-election bid with Deputy Editor Aneurin Davies and Head of Politics Ruaidhrí Gillen Lynch. Prefer to listen to this interview? Follow @gairrhydd on Instagram for more information. This interview is published verbatim. Views expressed are those of the candidate and do not necessarily reflect the views of Gair Rhydd or Cardiff Students’ Union. … Continue reading Maria Pollard on her bid for re-election as SU president

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