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sonally, I have how it relates to students. or year!
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duty, but a burning necessity.
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sends its full delegation urged to attend.
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Upper Street, London N/ 2XP. THE POLICY of the 'new deal' was passed at the NUS 1984 Easter conference. PerLa few misgivings over its potential effectiveness. It is worth noting why such a new deal has been formulated and Since the late 1960s, the value of the student grant has decreased by 17 per cent outside London, and by a massive 32 per cent in London. Over half of this decline has come in the last two years. More than half a million students over the age of 16 in Britain receive no grant whatsoever.
In addition to this, the Tory government has slashed thousands of jobs and services within the emo costen did dato ruruer closures all tighter fiscal controls. As a result of the introduction of undemocratic legislation regarding local authorities, that is no rate support grants and impending rate-capping, ILEA have been forced to cut the grant it makes to City of London Pol! alone by f50,000 per month — that is £600,000 per If you think that's bad enough, wait until the Again using the example of City of London, it will be funded from three separate sources (regardless of their political composition), placed under severe financial restraints through the government's proposals around ratecapping, and its budget and staffing levels will be subject to airect ponucar contor Dysle govern ment. And this leaves out the 40 per cent increase in travelling costs due to the Transport Bill.
The icing on this 'cuts cake' is the possibility of a vast merger scheme that the Tories are busily cooking up. 'Poly-versities' will become the order of the day, accompanied by cuts in jobs and facilities that make our present problems seem The new deal offers a limited beginning least on paper — to fight back against this. It is, students to mount campaigns against the cuts. These must be linked to the NUS nationalv and localv. but must also draw in coor dinated support from unions such as NATHE, One crucial point must be made. We have to link up with groups that are prepared to take on the fight, not only to defend the rights and stan. dards we already have, but who also see the need to demand an increase in education facilities and a decent job at the end of our period of education.
Right now this means we must support the We can only expect their support for our struggle, if we support them in A victory for the miners will be a victory for all students who want and need a new deal. Given that I have just been informed that the planned cuts foi City Poly in 1985-86 amount to £1 million, support from students for the miners is not so much our ACTIVISTS DIARY • National CND Conference, Sheffield, 23/24/25 November. Deadline for delegates is 5 Don't delay, make sure your college University, 10 November. All Birminsupporters • Founding Conference Further Education Labour Students, Liverpool Polytechnic, 10/11 Want to advertise meetings or events in the activists' diary? Write to Activists Diary, 328