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Alasdair Pal

Director and Editor Easter 2010

Homerton, Theology

A former Editor, Ali is responsible for immortal headlines like 'Clungegate!' and 'Where Are All the Lesbians?' He also got so much national coverage that the University Press Office now refuse to speak to him. Whilst he has written about sex, politics and fishing, these days he is restrained by his TV column.


Human Planet – Deserts: Life in the Furnace

Human Planet – Deserts: Life in the Furnace

9:12 pm, Thursday January 27th 2011
★★★☆☆

ALASDAIR PAL: “If only there were a way to turn John Hurt off”.


Tool Academy and Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents

Tool Academy and Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents

12:40 am, Friday January 21st 2011
★★★½☆

ALASDAIR PAL: “Chalk this one up as a victory for tools and teenagers everywhere.”


Chase and Status

Chase and Status

11:40 am, Thursday November 18th 2010
★★½☆☆

ALASDAIR PAL: ‘“IT’S DIZZEE FUCKING RASCAL!”…Except it isn’t…Chase and Status grin behind their samplers like a pair of pasty bookends.”


Deaned!: Cambridge Discipline Uncovered, Part 2

Deaned!: Cambridge Discipline Uncovered, Part 2

12:00 pm, Monday November 8th 2010

We promised you the full files, and now, The Tab presents some of the strangest deanings Cambridge has ever seen: including hamsters, police dogs, a casino and plenty of vomit.


Deaned!: Cambridge Discipline Uncovered, Part 1

Deaned!: Cambridge Discipline Uncovered, Part 1

8:00 am, Monday November 1st 2010

How transparent is college and University discipline? Not very, as it turns out. In the first of a two-part series, we explore how the system works, and how YOU have been dealt with.


The Only Thing You Should Be Watching

The Only Thing You Should Be Watching

8:00 am, Friday October 22nd 2010

ALASDAIR PAL enjoys the vajazzle, vodka, and voluminous breasts – but, in reality, the scripted dialogue of The Only Way Is Essex leaves much to be desired.


Revealed: How We Hoaxed TCS

Revealed: How We Hoaxed TCS

12:00 am, Sunday October 17th 2010

We’ve done over The Sun and the BNP, but ALASDAIR PAL’s TCS gem from February has never been revealed. Until now…


Where Are All The Lesbians?: The Tab Surveys The Freshers

Where Are All The Lesbians?: The Tab Surveys The Freshers

11:59 am, Wednesday October 6th 2010

A Tab survey of this year’s freshers has uncovered a number of surprising findings…


Summer Blogs: Spice, Rice and All Things Nice

Summer Blogs: Spice, Rice and All Things Nice

3:53 pm, Friday September 3rd 2010

6/9: ALASDAIR PAL and LOTTIE UNWIN investigate just why every Indian wants their picture with them


Review: Newnham June Event

Review: Newnham June Event

7:23 pm, Wednesday June 16th 2010

ALASDAIR PAL: ‘Newnham got the Big Decisions right: a well-executed theme over a big headline act; plentiful drink over quality and outrageous queues; and the ability to get a square foot of henna inked across your face.’