Reinvigorating the Student Movement
Last Saturday the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) held a 'reinvigoration conference' at Birmingham university to debate its future direction and the need for an elected steering committee.…
NEWS: National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts – national committee elected
The National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts today had its annual conference in Birmingham, at which it elected a national committee. Those elected (using the Single Transferable Vote) were (in…
Students win in Scotland through Power of Protest
Jim Hacker, the fictional Prime Minister in “Yes Prime Minister” at one point says grandiosely of the electorate “It's the people's will. I am their leader; I must follow them.”…
Students face crackdown after sit-in
By Edd Bauer I’m a student at the University of Birmingham, and one of twelve facing disciplinary action that could lead to my expulsion after a peaceful one-day sit-in that…
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,…
You can tell this wasn’t the ‘usual suspects’
By Beth Tichborne Was it spoilt middle-class kids making unrealistic demands, or was it thuggish anarchists undermining the mainstream peaceful movement? What happened at Millbank is already being twisted uncomfortably…
“This is the expression of a generation at the end of its tether” – Young Greens
The Young Greens, the youth and student branch of the Green Party have today commented on the student protests in London. Sam Coates, co-chair was at Millbank yesterday, he said:…