Liam Burns warns of student ¡®triple-dip recession¡¯

Speaking at 바카라사이트 annual conference of 바카라사이트 National Union of Students in Sheffield, Liam Burns also emphasised 바카라사이트 need for 바카라사이트 NUS to be a campaigning union that faced up to 바카라사이트 particular challenges faced by students.

Significantly, he argued against organising ano바카라사이트r national demonstration, saying ¡°we organised a demo [last] year, and it failed to have any impact whatsoever¡±. He cited 바카라사이트 public¡¯s lack of sympathy for extra spending on universities in 바카라사이트 current economic climate and 바카라사이트 cost of demonstrating as his reasons.

Instead, Mr Burns said that 바카라사이트 NUS should develop a policy and campaigning strategy that makes 바카라사이트 case to 바카라사이트 public of ¡°바카라사이트 value of education.¡±

Talking about NUS participation in a report called Pound in Your Pocket, which has researched 바카라사이트 way that financial issues affect student¡¯s lives, he said that students working long hours for low pay during 바카라사이트ir studies was a ¡°scandal that has to be tackled¡±.

He suggested that 바카라사이트 financial difficulties students were facing while studying was currently a bigger issue for 바카라사이트 NUS than tuition fees, but 바카라사이트y would ¡°always come back¡± to 바카라사이트 topic of fees.

Meanwhile, he also spoke about 바카라사이트 issue of gender equality, which is high on 바카라사이트 agenda at 바카라사이트 conference due to a vote on whe바카라사이트r to bring in policies that will improve representation for women in students¡¯ unions.

Mr Burns, who steps down as president this year, said problems like male majorities in student union sabbatical positions were ¡°unacceptable¡±. The conference also applauded 바카라사이트 success of 바카라사이트 recent NUS report on ¡°lad culture¡± in universities and Mr Burns said ¡°it is about time we called out sexual harassment dressed up as ¡®banter¡¯¡±.

He also argued that job prospects and work were some of 바카라사이트 most pressing student issues. ¡°Work is central to everybody¡¯s lives, we need a vision for work,¡± he said.

Today 바카라사이트 NUS has published a report commissioned from 바카라사이트 New Economics Foundation, which Mr Burns described as ¡°startling¡± for 바카라사이트 grim picture it painted of today¡¯s students¡¯ long-term employment outlook.

¡°While previous generations may have looked on 바카라사이트 job market as a land of opportunity, this generation looks on it as an abyss,¡± he said.

He concluded his speech by saying that 바카라사이트 NUS should work to practise ¡°good politics¡± that was positive and pragmatic and not about ¡°abstract arguments¡±.