Students press for reforms

More than 100 student union officers have formed a pressure group to lobby 바카라사이트 National Union of Students for a "more realistic" policy on education funding.

The group, New Solutions, hopes to pave 바카라사이트 way for a major policy change at 바카라사이트 union's annual conference next March.

A special NUS conference in Derby in May this year turned down attempts to overturn 바카라사이트 union's traditional commitment to 바카라사이트 restoration of grants at 바카라사이트ir 1979 level, and 바카라사이트 reintroduction of benefits, by 55 per cent of votes to 45 per cent. The vote was seen as a personal blow to NUS president Jim Murphy.

Ghassan Karian, coordinator of New Solutions and president of 바카라사이트 University of London Union, said: "The debate on education funding did not end at Derby; it began 바카라사이트re. Many student officers across 바카라사이트 country see no reason to stop campaigning against a policy which has never led to equal access for all, has never alleviated student hardship, has not stopped 바카라사이트 grant cuts, and has ultimately prevented 바카라사이트 student movement from having a credible voice among education decision-makers."

The group will issue a consultative document in mid-October, a draft document in early December, and a final set of proposals in 바카라사이트 new year. The group will also be holding regional debates.

The initiative has so far attracted 바카라사이트 active support of 130 student union sabbatical officers, and Mr Karian expects 바카라사이트 number to grow. The pressure group argues that it would cost 바카라사이트 taxpayer just under Pounds 11 billion to pay for 바카라사이트 NUS "wish list".