Tom, I’m glad you start your reply (to my reply of your reply to my article) by acknowledging that “this topic arouses passions.” As you will have noticed, it is a topic that not just arouses passions but makes my blood begin to boil, mainly out of sheer frustration that I’m not getting through. I’m not [...]
I still receive letters and emails intended for the Leader of the University of Bath Labour Club. I tend to just forward them on. This weekend, I was invited to a “Labour Student’s Key Activists training”. In the email, I spotted something I feel is a trend in Student related organisations: Please send two or [...]
While Don Foster MP has been in starring in Attack of the Urban Seagulls Bath Union Council has been debating about the sandwiches they have on offer in their meetings. Students’ Union Policy Resolves: 1. All Students’ Union Meetings, where buffet food is provided, should have a 60% – 40% vegetarian – meat (and fish) [...]
In the Parade Bar (University of Bath campus) yesterday, I was amazed to find myself paying for FREE coffee. A lot of coffee retailers (excluding, inexplicably, Starbucks) have a simple system called the “Coffee Loyalty Card”. To encourage customers to return to that store several times, they give you a card and you collect a [...]
The introduction of a new bus service for Bath students is a much anticipated example of significant progress. For a long time now, the issue of “the buses” has been a top priority for Bath students, and the change of service provider could precipitate a major development in the future of transport.
I’ll post some post-election stuff up over the weekend, but just as a quick response: President: I’m glad to say I predicted this one: even down to the places! As I wrote in my Campaign Analysis, I noted DOT was the centrist candidate; not too committee and CV based, but not to focused on [...]
So far I’ve only focused my full campaign analysis on the four presidential candidates. Of course, it’s important to remember that there are more positions that that, and in the other campaigns, there are some really good selling points. I’m not necessarily backing these people (again and again, I tell you I’m neutral.) A few picks, [...]
The following generated quite a bit of controversy, which I don’t really understand. (Why go into politics if you can’t handle some constructive criticism?) Nevertheless, I’ve decided to exercise my right to freedom of expression and repost my analysis. Unfortunately, it is probably too late for the candidates to use my feedback to their advantage. My final [...]
Students from across the country gathered in Wolverhampton Civic Hall at the National Union of Students Extraordinary Conference last week and passed a motion to approve a new constitution. The Conference began with some opening remarks from Wes Streeting, NUS President, and outlined the context and the case for reform. The former President of the [...]
Ticket prices for the Bright Orange Bus have increased once again this year. Prices increase annually to tie in with inflation and rising fuel prices. From September 1st 2008, a single ticket from the bus station to campus on board the number 18 will increase from £1 to £1.10 and a single from Oldfield Park [...]
