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scifisteve

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Nov 08, 2004 21:42

Back from an NUS conference, one at which a document cutting both the time and number of delegates to save cash was successfully pushed through. It was done in such a way that would encourage the least democratic support possible, with delegates voting to incorporate 6 pages of points without having going through any of them - instead either voting ( Read more... )

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scifisteve November 9 2004, 08:05:03 UTC

ah no - i've seen far uglier things, I just find NUS politics to be rather dry and dull.

tallycola November 8 2004, 15:10:38 UTC

Hey what is NUS about? They are voting at my student association this week about whether or not to join, because we aren't a part of it and haven't had a vote on it in years. I have people on both sides who feel really strongly about it but I have no idea what it is.

(not that it matters because I'll be at work when they're voting :p )

scifisteve November 9 2004, 08:04:12 UTC

"NUS is one of the largest student organisations in the world and represents the interests of around five million students in further and higher education throughout the United Kingdom. NUS provides research, representation, training and expert advice for individual students and students' unions. We deal with over 15,000 welfare enquiries each year and train over 3,000 students' union officers."

they are a union that seeks to represent students really, you should try and get involved to change it from the inside before it comes a depressing morass of labour party careerists.

tallycola November 9 2004, 13:46:29 UTC

Haha, labour party careerists.

It doesn't look like I'll get much of a chance to do anything- the vote I can't make it on whether or not to have a vote on joining NUS, and if it goes yes then the real vote probably won't be 'til next year, which is my last year... but I can always leave a legacy depressing morasses of labour party careerists for future students!