NUS

On Wednesday 19 November an estimated 10,000 students marched across central London in a national demonstration for free education, organised by the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) and other student groups, including the Young Greens and The Student Assembly Against Austerity. Protest organisers have said that the demonstration against tuition...

The National Union of Students (NUS) has launched a new manifesto entitled ‘New Deal for the Next Generation’, which outlines policy demands Students’ Unions and the student movement will push for before the General Election on 7 May 2015. Education, work and community are the three areas being addressed,...

The NUS National Executive Committee (NEC) recently rejected a motion calling for the NUS to condemn ISIS. Absurd as this seems, it is not as simple as the press headlines make out. On reading that the NEC had voted against condemning ISIS, I was initially inclined to agree with...

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the National Union of Students (NUS) has voted in favour of a motion to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. Members of the NEC debated and passed the motion with 23 votes for, 18 against and one abstention. The...