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T_i_B

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1. Ah, student politics

Reply to Mosby (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2015, 09:50 AM

Jun 2015

The complaints I have about the NUS have little to do with using jazz hands (which is British sign language for applause anyway) instead of applause and more to do with them being lousy at representing students. Which is why sucessive governments have been able to get away with making the cost of university education extortionate.

When I was at Uni, too many people in the NUS seemed to be using the organisation as a stepping stone to a career in the Labour party.

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Ah, student politics T_i_B Jun 2015 #1

Not just NUS different student unions Jeneral2885 Jun 2015 #2

"promote fetish societies"? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #3

Fetish societies? T_i_B Jun 2015 #6

Maybe they're shoshieties for Schotsmen who talk like Sean Connery muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #7

What's a 'fetish society'? LeftishBrit Jun 2015 #5

The NUS should stick to looking after their membership - students these days are fleeced all round LeftishBrit Jun 2015 #4

I thought they have loads Jeneral2885 Jun 2015 #8

Maybe in the Seventies; not now (and I speak as a lecturer) LeftishBrit Jun 2015 #9