to gain many leadership posts in the colleges.
WHYTE, about the background to his victory.
The consistent activity of the Socialist Society over the last two terms was ine principal reason tor my election. We have attempted to convince students that it is the present pollcies of the Labour Government which are the crucial issue facing them at the moment. Students need a clear perspective, both to understand the nature of these policies and the ways in which they can be fought. We have fought for this through motions to Union General Meetings, consistent propaganda, ralles, meerings and otner activities.
Students are hit by Labour's policies Doun in ine torm or education cuts wnen they are at college and by unemployment when tney leave. They are beginning to realise that it is not possible to defend education by themselves in a period of generalised capitalist crisis. The interests ot students can only be protected it they identify themselves with the working class and unite with all sections of society prepared to fight the Labour At the same time, in opposition to the Broad Left, we have argued the need for a revolutionary perspective. It is not heels every mendments to Charter structuree Crar c/o Helen Gurdon, Flat 4, 39 Newbold Terrace East, AFTER the Richt to Work March-Central Londor meeting to plan and organise. All welcome. Mon z aron, spin, the rough, muscum oh, v.
BRENT NAC/WWOG public mee Further detaits from: Brent Wo finet Avenue, NW10 (tel. 965 3324).
rie Patterson Gwu Nation April, 7.30pm. Digbet Civic Hail Speakers to NCCL and national WWCC. The bitter struggles that were a feature on nearly every student campus over the last four years have opened up a deep crisis of leadership in the colleges. The failure of the Communist Party-backed Broad Left to push for action around policies that could pave the way for a fight against the massive education cuts now being made has opened the door for the right wing Warwick University also had its share of militant struggles. But in this college, students responded to the fighting politics put forward by the far left by electing the candidate of the large Socialist Society as President of the Students Union. Red Weekly asked the new President-elect, MARK just a question of trving to get the pre sent right-wing leadership of the Labour Party removed or or trving to persuade the official leadership of the trade unions to change their line. Students should be supporting rank and file initiatives against cuts and unemployment even when this means opposiing the official line of the trade unions. we snoula De trving to pose cemand like a sliding scale of public expenditure and tor the opening of the books, which will actively carry the working class forward by drawing out their fundamental interests.
The main job for the future is to resist the cut backs announced in the Government White Paper on public expenditure. I hope we will see an extension and intensification of the campaigns begun this year, and that student union unrougnout the country will be active in developing opposition to the Labour The best way to do this is by building broad-based united tront movements This means playing an active part in the activities of trades councils, joint shop -WHAT'S ON-OR CHEAP, rebable IBM typesettin 274, 10365 Stockholm, Sweder GLASGOW Socialist Forums-every Thursday in the lona Community Centre. 730om 'DEFEND YOUR PUBLIC SERVICES' -all-day public March, Tam-4pm in the Lecture neatre, Level Thomas Me An opportunity to regio to centralise the 'ORGANISING for Health"
STUDENT CONFERENCE on Ireland, sponsored b One irish people, sessions include debate with Broad Left. Sat 27 March, 10.30am, North London Poly, Paddy Prendervile, 01-328115 evening. Details from Holloway Road, N7. stewards committees, and local cuts committees wherever they are established.
What is clear within the Nationa Union of Students nationally is that Taced with the bankruptcy or the Broad Left, only the revolutionary left can provide solutions to the economic crisis which can halt the growth of the right. I shall argue for support for the IMG slate at NUS Conference, although I do not fully accept the emphasis the IMG puts on replacing the present Labour leadership. M don N.W.11 Party.
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