IN THE PAST YEAR, students have been involved in campaigns to defend their right to organise, against the education cuts and college closures, and for a deCell Thousands demonstrated against nuclear weapons, joining with young people and trade unionists who have marched against the Tories' policies.
quite independently of the leadership of the National Union of Students, Party/Liberal bloc.
ago, Inis leadership forced through the primarily this way iney cut uneaselves or rom many of the most important campaigns of students and othehe bloc walls strategy based negonlanon ana com promise the Tories, which inevitably means and acceptance some aspects of the lories atlacks on eaucanion. it has prepared the way for imporsand de union antinuany and defeats particularly Ims year s elections for clearly illustrate the options.
The Communist comply decline y support among students, OUSL President Ineir 'Left Alliance' slate.
The Alliance still involves the Union of Liberal Students hallullal level, willi wants to continue une Done of compromise and 'negotia Last year the CP duly capturing the votes of students ana aole disrathin themselves nossible distance socialist students. NOLS An important element in the elections will be the role of LaDOuI which is gaining support the colleges 9000 oined Labour clubs last year VOLS candidates dic sallone ror some or ine execuave posts - including President and have a real chance of However, the role of the NOL› leadership over the las yeay will orgauare ar thad will organise around socialist policies.
students have But much of this activity has been undertaken dominated by the Communist students alongside the labour movement in fighting back tional level NOLS ha: ; unfor tunately maintained level of contact with the Left Allance ana WIll SUDDONI some or ineir candidates in the executive elections inte S elections will be the rise of the Democratic Party (SDP), . The SDP have gained rapidly students, capturing a simila Allance. Inev will oe bulling up a slate of candidates the election, and this has split Liberals. want continue to participate in the with the SDP. One member of Aulance some lo ali SDP slate be Liberal.
In any event, it seems like ly that the policies of the CP dominated len Amance will not be much different from that of the SDP.
In this situation the NOLS leadership must make a clear break from the policies of the Left Alliance the SDP This means NOLS fighting on me bass or socals policies Tory attacks on education, and for NOLS leadership Challenge union Socialist kevolunon yourn supporters in NOLS will fight adoption of these policies.
Moreover NOLS should be fighting clear of alliance wịth the class, and against all class collaborationisl Ironis winne Liberals and lories. it means break port any of its with such policies as well.
and Revolution Youth supporters In NUs believe that the besi way to promote ine nent lor a socialist leadership to link the ir all le oreak win all colaboranonisi alliances, , is to be part of the Labour Students, to fight fo to camoalen • or l to aaoDi socialist policies. Growth We think that the student supporter: the SWP (SWSO) and the students who outtails Students Allance (SSA). bot are standing their own candidates themselves off from the most important development in the slunch. movemen the growin or Labour Clubs believe that their 'independent' stance and the Left Alliance. fight candidates, except ' where NOLS candidates standing In those shall support the
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