by Robin’s ‘Hood Many of us have had concerns about the executive mayoral model, especially in unitary councils run as one party states with no effective opposition. Recent events in Newham, East London, illustrate what can go wrong. Three councillors (5% of the total) have currently been placed in administrative suspension by the national Labour Party, […]
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Victimisation of students forces UCL occupation to withdraw
Dec 1st, 2012 by Keith Wright.A student occupation at University College London (UCL) has been forced to disband after university management gave notice that they would hold three students liable for £40,000 worth of costs. The occupation was established in protest at UCL’s plan to open a new campus in Stratford, east London. The development of the campus would require […]
