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Quoting Lid from 22:44, 12th Oct 2006 It is a shame that so few of these are uncontested. I do wish that more were, I really do. But, how can you make people run for stuff, if they do not want, nor have the will to? 1. Abolish the special interest groups' reps 2. Reform the SRC so it consists of th...

Quoting elections officer from 19:33, 11th Oct 2006 I apologise for the delay, but I have now updated the Association website with a list of candidates so far. http://www.yourunion.net/content/index.php?page=6039 I honestly didn't think the SRC could become more of a laughing stock, but with one da...

Quoting Adam Fellows from 00:14, 11th May 2006 Hi everyone, Last week David Bleiman was meant to turn up to the Education Subcommittee meeting post demonstration, but he later changed his mind. He sent us a series of questions and answers and I have decided to share them with you all as a bit of li...

Quoting Ben Reilly from 15:57, 9th May 2006 Not speaking on behalf of the Association, I would like to just say that I think that those of you who are decrying trades unions really need to take a look at reality. Trades Unions have a hugely important role to play in protecting staff. And as to stri...

exactly what was the offer the university gave?

I am alone in thinking that the university are offering this make-believe graduation ceremony so they dont start receiving demands to reimbuse 4th years for their already paid for hotels etc?

Quoting Lodestone from 08:12, 12th Apr 2006 Good job that that's one thing we're working on, then, isn't it? http://www.peopleandplanet.org/tradejustice/ No, you're not. 'Trade Justice', although not defined in any practical terms (merely abstracts like a 'fair price'), is not free trade. Free trad...

Quoting munchingfoo from 15:08, 11th Apr 2006 To become a Fairtrade University or college 5 goals must be met. 1. The Student Union and the university authorities both create a Fairtrade policy incorporating these five goals. 2. Fairtrade foods are made available for sale in all campus shops. Fairt...

7 out of 25 is a bad joke. The SRC is becomming not merely a laughing stock, but actually detrimental to our interests; the univeristy wont have to listen at all as they know the students don't give a damn. The number of posts need to be cut - perhaps to 12, with 2 reps per year and the 4 sabbs. We ...

Quoting Iain from 16:28, 15th Jan 2006 Well in reply to puzzled: I don't think you can claim the SNP want to not let people chose independence; that is why we host a referendum in the first place. This is a national matter; not a county-by-county one. A national one? scotland has not been an indepe...

Quoting Iain from 12:58, 15th Jan 2006 Firstly we'd see that problem coming by the voting patterns of the people in the Scottish elections for there is a strong enough correlation between independence fans and SNP votes. Most likely the Central belt could vote to stay in the Union; it wouldn't be o...

If a vote was held on independence, and the majority of the scotland votes for independence, but some of the southern counties of scotland voted overwhelmingly to stay in the Union, does the SNP think that they should have to bend to the will of the rest of scotland or should their democratic views ...

Quoting McK from 16:24, 9th Dec 2005 No. Paying the GC fee once was enough. Lamentable that we (and I include you Dr Covino, whose advanced degree is higher than my MLitt) cannot exercise 'Higher Degree voting rights' though. Was there not once a time when Oxbridge graduates (or registered MAs at l...

Quoting ezra from 21:34, 25th Oct 2005 puzzled, try applying SOME DEGREE OF THOUGHT TO THIS ISSUE, rather than just saying the first thing that comes to mind. Good to see an opening in the traditionally modest style of a 1st year PhD student... i. There are ethical constraints, and then there are l...

Quoting Ben Reilly from 18:10, 25th Oct 2005 They aren't other peoples' ethics- they are our ethics- the ethics of the university community. That is the thing about Ethical Investment- it is not the ethics of any random group of people- it is the ethics of us. No they are not. The only 'community e...

Quoting ezra from 12:22, 24th Oct 2005
Incidentally, when I was an undergraduate the student body came very close to going on rent strike in order to push for ethical investment.

Really? when was this?

Quoting Bryn from 15:19, 21st Jul 2005 The reason the invitation was withdrawn from Nick Griffin was because there were threats of violence against students, and we were worried for their safety. Is the same really likely to happen with Stephen Green? I've heard it mentioned here and elsewhere ad n...

Quoting Stuart from 17:19, 30th Jun 2005
Does anyone know which verses of the National Anthem were sung?

Call it a hunch, but sadly I'm guessing that the verse about the late great Marshall Wade wouldn't be sung...

Quoting Bitterandtwisted from 13:37, 3rd Jun 2005 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4606197.stm# I was pleasantly surprised by the level of help pledged by Brown in his speach. I certainly didn't expect 100% debt relief. What is everyone elses views? Selling the IMF gold reserves would be a remar...

Quoting David Bean from 20:20, 18th May 2005 This is a hearing, not a trial. They can report that they don't believe his testimony or that they still think he did something a bit dodgy, but they can't petition for his extradition on a charge of perjury unless they can prove - yes, beyond reasonable...