AUEW (TASS) Ironicaly the ASS report concludes *A Policy for the British Motor VehThe artemaave wmen won the sup port of conference was a resolution from Bangor to increase direct democracy by making Union General Meetings the sovereign bodies of NUS locally. Such mass meetings are the best way of involving students in deciding policy and electing their representatives accordingiv To emphasise this, the Bangor resolucon aso cared tor conterence motons to be ready in their final form suficien tly early to allow them to be discussed and voted on in the colleges.
But this was not the only setback suffered by the Broad Left leadership Along with voting support for action on 26 Mav. the conference threw out the Broad Left's attempt to win endorsemento-ne class colaborationist ru tinguish between its right-wing leadership and its mass base) cuts them off from those students who retain reformist me or a boney wineh car unte student wil tre working class in a gnt against cutbacks, Nor do NOISS present any strategy for how students should fight for an end to British involvement in the affairs of the Irish people or the defence of the rights of women and overseas students now unaci alack The support voted for 26 May provides a chance to build unity in struggle which must be grapsed with both hands. Through joint action with workers in the colleges, militant students can cement the result of NUS conference as a blow for the Broad Left but an opportunity for th estudent movement asa whole
CP Red Weekly 6 May 1976 CP/Africa 3.