convenor, Manchester area NUS THE level opposition _to tne increases in fees for overseas students. who will be obliged to pay over £3,000 a year, has exceeded the expectations of the NUS leadership.
Over their thousand lobbied MPs and Department of Education Wednesday of last week, and colleges all over the country were occupied during the week of action.
Supporters the Socialist Students Alliarice aim to ensure that action continues, and to link it to the fight against public expenditure cuts.
Seven colleges have already been occupied in the Manchester area and a 1,500-strong demonstration place on 31 October. - with some Administrators Manchester Poly have refused to implement the immediate 23 per cent increase. A fees by overseas Manchester University has secured an extension of their registration date.
at Bolton Institute Technology; the principal has said that no overseas students will be suspended.
An important development is the •statement NUPE confirms view that as well as unfilled vacancies the level of patient services at the hospital should be Seventy-eight beds have been removed in recent weeks b hospital administrators.
NUPE area officer Ian Barber says: 'We want to guarantee proper levels of service to patients at the hospital and detailed discussions will within each departm nate mist make sure this immediate period but for the financial An acrostic poem written on watching report showing severely disabled patients government cuts at their hospital in Stoke Mandeville. On patient • ever claimed • thai this put inem in year of tneir nves..
THE WEAKEST TO THE TORY WALL Conservatives and Unionists, with Thatcher, seem to be Sadistic to the weak and sick.
@ N. Racine-Jaques, 1979 Socialist Challenge' 15 November 1979 Page 5