NUS "left" undermines democracy
On NUS NEC, the factions have started cross-dressing. Time was when you pretty much knew who was left and who was right. Now some of the lefties — self-styled revolutionaries, no less — are taking the lead in voting down anything which smacks of socialist principle. These “Trots” come in different shapes and sizes. First, we have Kat Fletcher, elected President as a united left candidate but now on a fast track to the right. Kat normally insists on chairing NEC meetings so she won’t have to take a position on anything, but intervenes at points she considers crucial — most recently to push...