miktec
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The Tories have now removed the NUS from one of the most significant areas of consultation in HE - mobilising the same tried and tested ice pick of 'alleged' Anti-Semitism they used to assassinate Corbyn and the Labour left (as if Alt-Right Tories really give a flying f*ck about AS...)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61447105
"Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said he was "seriously concerned" at the number of reports of alleged anti-Semitism linked to the NUS.
"Jewish students need to have confidence that this is a body that represents them, and we need to be sure that the student bodies that we engage with are speaking fairly for all students," he said.
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The move will also involve removing the NUS from all Department for Education groups - and replacing them with individual student unions or alternative bodies such as the Office for Students' student panel."
Apart from payback for all the 'no-platforming', this move will effectively remove the most significant student voice from taking part in discussions about whatever further shenanigans the Alt-Right mob have in store for the University sector ....
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61447105
"Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said he was "seriously concerned" at the number of reports of alleged anti-Semitism linked to the NUS.
"Jewish students need to have confidence that this is a body that represents them, and we need to be sure that the student bodies that we engage with are speaking fairly for all students," he said.
...
The move will also involve removing the NUS from all Department for Education groups - and replacing them with individual student unions or alternative bodies such as the Office for Students' student panel."
Apart from payback for all the 'no-platforming', this move will effectively remove the most significant student voice from taking part in discussions about whatever further shenanigans the Alt-Right mob have in store for the University sector ....