Stuart,

I’m intrigued by your final question. You have to wonder whether Boris would have been elected if it hadn’t been for Sabbs running a campaign against him and using EUSA resources under the veiled guise of ’standing up for students’.

As alumni of Edinburgh Uni it irks me somewhat that there is no right-leaning candidate. Goodness knows there are plenty of right of centre students whether they care to admit it or not and a gaping hole is being left when it comes to EUSA representation. It’s sad to see that unless a miracle happens, Labour Students will no doubt run a brutally efficient campaign that will see Foulkes elected and essentially nothing will change.

I find myself changing my mind over Galloway because I feel that if he was elected then maybe having such a controversial figure as Rector would be better than one who disappeared for his term. (Not that Edinburgh has had that at all….)

Keep up the good work Stuart!

Labour students aren’t the brutally effective force they once were. Their numbers are down, the brand is tainted and though while some of them may be good guys (and bloody right wing,) they don’t exactly have the charisma, organistational skills, or buzz about them that LS and the likes Josh had a couple of years back.

Of course it would have been different if someone like Boris or David Davis had been standing, Labour backed this motion Stuart cause it suited them at the time. It’s textbook opportunism and becuase it was a threat to their guy they immediatly backed SRC staying out. Just as bleated along last time round calling for SRC to defeat Boris. It shows just what a cynical and shallow organisation LS is, much like it’s mother party.

This is all further proof that LS candidates, be they for rector or president say, can not be trusted to work for the students, rather be the tribal and opportunistic hacks ready to put party first.

Labour Students is not to be underestimated Mr. Bear. It is still an orginised, intelligent campagining force.

Labour Students are really the only orginisation on campus effectivly working to get a better deal for students. Whether that be on student finance, HMO Quotas or grassroots campaigns like Unnecessary VAT charges in Uni outlets. LS is proud to stand up for the issues students care about in a way that gets results.

Any candidate for any election that has LS backing would only recive it if they were a good choice for students.

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I heard you voted for the ability to campaign against candidates last time round. While I think the new stance is the right one would it be cynical to think that your pro-Foulkes stance (come on, your article on him is all positive and ignores certain massive issues) might have influenced you in raising the new motion?

Whatever the reasons it was the right thing to do and I’m surprised it hadn’t been done by anyone between the last election and now.

I’m disappointed that “MacLennan for President (of my Heart)” thinks I could be so cynical. I thought it was pretty much universally known that as a member of Team Boris in 2006, I was vehemently opposed to the Responsible Campaigning motion and threatened with expulsion from the Labour Club because of it!

Stuart, Just when I think you can’t shock me there you go with talk of possible expulsion from the Labour Club.

You’re such a rebel…