What to make of the election of Malia to the presidency of the National Union of Students? Well, the political establishment are pretty clear about the opinions every right-thinking person should have. “Malia Bouattia’s election as NUS president proves deeply divisive“, says The Graun. “Disaffiliation threat could leave NUS facing a financial blackhole“, The HuffPo […]
Posts Tagged ‘NUS’
Labour Friends of Israel continues to whitewash war crimes
Jul 1st, 2015 by James Elliott.One year on from the tragic events in Gaza last summer, and the British Israel lobby is still trying to distract us from Israel’s crimes by highlighting perceived wrongdoing by other sides. In her piece for Left Foot Forward, Jennifer Gerber makes a number of claims which require refutation: Hamas’ responsibility for provoking ‘the conflict’; […]
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Labour Students and the cause of free education
May 6th, 2014 by James Elliott.NUS Conference 2014 was one of the most leftwing conferences in years, passing a string of radical policies of default support for staff strikes, campaigns for a 5:1 pay ratio, a legal fund for victimised student activists and of course, free education. The graduate tax had become a soft compromise option for many in Labour, […]
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A turning point in the National Union of Students?
Apr 21st, 2014 by Michael Chessum and James McAsh.This could be a turning point for the National Union of Students (NUS) and the student left. Delegates at the recent NUS’s national conference ended over a decade of NUS opposition to free education. The result is a triumph for principled student activists, inside and outside of NUS, and it is a further defeat for […]
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Take action against the student loan book privatisation
Oct 10th, 2013 by Conrad Landin.Students have declared next week a “week of action” against the proposed privatisation of the student loan book. On Friday 18th October, students will gather outside the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills to protest the plans, which have worrying implications for students past, present and future. An Early Day Motion (no. 542) has been […]
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NUS President election: Interview with Mark Bergfeld
Feb 27th, 2011 by Owen Jones.Following Aaron Porter’s announcement that he is stepping down when he has completed his term in office, the race is on for the next President of the National Union of Students. With the student movement more high-profile than ever, the contest is significant for students and non-students alike. There are three candidates standing: Mark Bergfeld, Liam Burns […]
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NUS President election: Interview with Shane Chowen
Feb 25th, 2011 by Owen Jones.Following Aaron Porter’s announcement that he is stepping down when he has completed his term in office, the race is on for the next President of the National Union of Students. With the student movement more high-profile than ever, the contest is significant for students and non-students alike. There are three candidates standing: Mark Bergfeld, Liam […]
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NUS President election: Interview with Liam Burns
Feb 24th, 2011 by Owen Jones.Following Aaron Porter’s announcement that he is stepping down when he has completed his term in office, the race is on for the next President of the National Union of Students. With the student movement more high-profile than ever, the contest is significant for students and non-students alike. There are three candidates standing: Mark Bergfeld, Liam […]
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Aaron Porter: recruiting sergeant for the ultra-left?
Jan 12th, 2011 by Owen Jones.Are you a burnt-out paperseller for an obscure left-wing sect? Fed up with traipsing around shopping centres in the freezing cold on a Saturday morning, desperately trying to flog your rag to apathetic youngsters? Running out of creative ideas to make dialectics sexy for a whole new generation? Well – your days of chairing poorly-attended […]
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Labour can be a home for this new movement….
Dec 6th, 2010 by Darrell Goodliffe.We can say with about 95% confidence that the government will win the vote to abolish the cap on tuition fees on Thursday. The Liberal Democrats will split three ways with some supporting, some abstaining and some opposing. However, those Lib Dems who oppose will be few in number and possibly even totally offset by […]
