Grady scrapes back in
Jo Grady, incumbent General Secretary of the University and College Union (UCU), has scraped back into office with a majority of fewer than 200 votes after transfers. Turnout was 15% — 5,000 fewer members voting than in 2019. Heavily criticised after undemocratically pausing last year’s strikes, Jo Grady gained barely a third of first preferences, with 5,990 votes out of 17,131. Ewan McGaughey, an independent candidate who gained a profile thanks to his crowdfunded legal challenge to cuts to USS pensions, came second with 4,724 first preferences. He likely picked up votes from right-wing...