We shouldn’t be surprised that Liam Burns won
The idea that Shane Chowen was the frontrunner for NUS President always seemed dubious. Liam Burns - the eventual winner, had a huge amount on his side. On the first…
NUS conference: Porter apologises for tactical mistakes
Outgoing NUS president Aaron Porter has this afternoon apologised for 'tactical' mistakes over the last year. Aaron, who was giving the opening speech at this year's NUS conference in Newcastle,…
Reclaim Your Voice – NUS Scotland March – Pictures
On Tuesday NUS Scotland held a march and rally in Edinburgh against fees and to let students "Reclaim Voice". Your intrepid correspondent from Bright Green was there and took a…
Challenges and chances for Young Greens
England & Wales Young Greens co-chair Sam Coastes reflects on the tuition fees vote. I couldn’t get to London for last Thursday when Parliament voted to give England the most…
What could NUS do to back student direct action?
Aaron Porter visited the UCL occupation this morning to finally pledge his support, and that of NUS, to the occupations across the country, and to Tuesday's day of action. So,…
A Diversity of Tactics
Photo courtesy of Stitch via flickr One thing became clear on Wednesday - the movement against cuts won't be led. People are angry, and they won't allow that anger to…
Anger of a Doomed Youth
Scenes of 18 year olds smashing the windows of the Tory Party HQ were not what I expected today. I expected it to be big - possibly the biggest demonstration…