TWO MONTHS AGO the National Union of Students owne ve sewice conoanies. the end of this month aroest and most successful of Endsleigh Insurance, sold and only will nave occm the small NUS Marketing operation will remain.
Gone with these services, however, is the carrot that the present leaders of the union have used to try to buy dissatisfaction amongst membership. According to the wroae Len easers une semices were a tool for the creation, of aUnIOn Consciousness ongst the membership.
That's why, although Endseign is naving STO be sold National Treasurer Chris Morgan saTee TaSI week that arrangements have been made wherebv NUS would have the opportunity. if finances pershares in MIL. IC aceUlC enosleign insurance Meanwhile, the Union's recora or action since tne summer on cuts, unemployment and the defence of overseas meaningful unity and a 'union COHSUOUSHOOS have been developed amongst masses of students in action to defend their interests, leaders of the students have blithely chosen to ignore the possibilities Not surprisingly, the rignt wing has made big gains. Two veals aed mne receaonol Conservative Students off ine Hovemnen. They used to ten delegates at most to the Union's annual conference. month ago in Blackpool they had the support of 200 delegates ano observers. third of the conference.
SOP With such a startling growth rate the lories are now talking quite confidently of winthe Union within the next two years Instead of organising against the right wing's growing presence, the Broad Left have OOC0 1o Tv to ride nst the Government's econcould really omic policies was through manoeuvre by the fully supported by the Federa tion of Conservative Students As a sop to its ngnt-wing critics the Executive also attemoted to droo the Union's contentious 'no platform' polThe enthusiasm of the fories for tascists and racists were for this move was dampened SUCC I section of the Broad Left's own supporters, including an Executive member, to toe the line. almost a thus remained The Broad Left's strategy of suboromnating STUCenS with the ecoe snios leaves mnen no! only unwilling but also unable -Iocal leadership threat. Their refusal to break with the trade union leaders who are wholly the Labour Government's attacks is a recipe for inactivity.
However. in recent montns OUL nullified action unprecedented Executive, dents is Left's passivity.
WOMEN refusal of a large une union in winning five The 'no platform' policy elected DOSIS action of Left Caucus meeting e oueie union future of the campaign.
with the right-wing ment ane ine tarure implicated in Mutants nave TOr a socialist February to organise united attacks being made on overseas stu- reuruary.
an excellent step rorvrecnnic towards challenging the Broad Queensway, EN3 4SF Similarly, women militants exasperated by the failure of leddersmip to lake up a fight for woren's rights ale lolowinu uD unel success of the eight on the NUS National Women's Committee by calling a National Women's on January in London to plan the feed off the demoralisation caused by the attacks of the Labour GovernCOT Ine NUS leaders to put up a fight.
June ressonsi bility over the next months to Dula and win mass suppor opposition
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