Democracy is worth more than a lollipop

31st March 20222nd April 2022 Leicester Student Magazine Auden Chamberlain, Democracy, Editor: Zainab Patel, leicester, students, SU Executive Elections, university, University of Leicester, University students

Students take for granted that they are given a real influence within the university through SU Executive Elections. The standard practice of offering sweets instead of actual reasons to vote confirms student elections as the exercise in futility people my age believe democracy to be.