Reminered with the Poer Offer as a newspaper. Pablishi fReipress for Red Weeksy, 182 Permite Rowd, London N.J. 201.837 6954 and proed by 83, L0ho. 182 Postorille Kund, London A.1. 101-877 0987) socialist has been re-elected President of the National Union of Students.
"moderate right wing of the Student Enion. His victory will increase his moom for macocuse against the militants in the colleges. and lay the hasis for the driving of a wedge between the militants and the broad mass of students. The right wing will be given a boost everywhere in the le is for these peasaty that the actions of the Belemacional Socialists must he sevurely condemocd. lo this conferenoo, csectiy as ar lasz year's sonferense, they refused to draw any distinction beeween the Broad bett (the Communist Party and beft tabout), and Randall and his allies In the event, 79 ol the 800 I5 fist preference wotes went to Randall as their Randall's support came from the to the IS for loadership member lots Exanative minicants in the walkgos. second choice, and the rest abstained.
This not only allowed Racdal in with a sim 21 volo majority on the final count, but surely miseducated those who look It is true that chure is no fundamental mostammat dineren e betusen Randal are only locitost garne examples of tne is a big ditferenoo between the policical clection.
Tences that they represent. This confusion of the IS Follows From their whale apTCOOLISYEOLD LEMNST OF ONE TIC Executive verhally, whilt seeing the only road aload as the claction of further 15 It is because of thes buncanerticallyoncoled approuch that the 18 has been in the backeround of the bundang ora tua alternative Wandership in the heat of the past months struggles, and why they neglut the impuer of the voting off the strangle:
Of course the findemental neasca for the defent of the left in the back of confidence which the broad mass of students have in the Communist Part Jadersbip. The CP*s scabbing role in recent struggles at Oxford, Kent and Essex, type faction that lost the loft thes These elections are not, however, the absohite disaster that the CP makes them dominated by the right-wing or the CP. fails to lead, theo a wal rank-and-file sendent strugglos which will inc vitably crupt over the next period.
The IMG has abready shown in the course of this year that it is equal to the Tasks thrown up hy the failure of the NUS Executive lo give a load to the mass