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NUS Referendum Debate: Recording

Jun 13 2008 19:06

Ashley Brown

Watch (and comment) on the NUS Debate held yesterday evening in the Union Dining Hall.

The Panel

On Thursday 12th June 2008 Live! hosted a panel debate on the merits of NUS membership, with a number of the organisations virtues and failings discussed by a panel including the new NUS President Wes Streeting.

The question was "Should Imperial College Union remain affiliated to the National Union of Students?". On the 'Yes' side were Soumaya Mauthoor, leader of the 'Yes' campaign team and NUS President Wes Streeting. On the 'No' side were ICU President Stephen Brown and KCLSU President-elect Chris Mullan. Voting is online from 17th-23rd June.

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NUS Debate 2008

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Discussion about “NUS Referendum Debate: Recording”

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1. Ashley Brown

Jun 13 2008 20:29

Thanks to everyone who came along!

2. Soumaya Mauthoor

Jun 13 2008 21:24

It was really useful thanks. Good chairing. You should organise more live debates.

3. Dan

Jun 14 2008 15:47

Good work by the boys at Stoic (inc. Ashley!). I;'ve had people coming up to me saying the broadcast was very professionally executed. they weren't wrong.

4. ginger nit

Jun 15 2008 10:47

Chris Mullan is such an awesome speaker!

I can't help but feel sorry for Wes, he's so nice and clearly doesn't want to be a member of that defunct organisation either. His comment about the NUS historically not being very good at representing Imperial was the icing on the cake though.

5. Voting opens sooon

Jun 15 2008 12:37

First things first. Well done to the Chair. Damn he is a good chair, I take my hat off to anyone who can shut up Kirsty Patterson!

Secondly, well done to Stephen and Chris who both spoke very well.

Thirdly, well done to Wes for speaking very well in spite having a total retard on your right who can't speak, doesn't understand a thing she is talking about and doesn't understand what university she is actually at. Seriously who let her on the panel. Your kissing your Yes campaign goodbye.

6. lazy?

Jun 15 2008 20:55

What exactly has kirsty contributed to this campaign?

7. Campaigner

Jun 16 2008 11:08

Kirsty handed the Disaffiliation Campaign over to Stephen Brown about a week into the debate as she had to take some time off work.

8. man of the people?

Jun 16 2008 11:37

Is it just me or has Wes really started to put on a London accent? Much more than last year. Good image management I'm sure.

9. dig your grave

Jun 18 2008 01:43

'Leh-bah-nooown'. Oh dear Wesley. You're not a geezer. Mockney is not cool. Career politicianing is so boring now. At least practice law like most of the proper MPs. Get off your soap box and get a proper job. (Oh no wait... recalls recent story of some toff girl on train moaning about how she had a 'first in History from Cambridge and I still can't find a job').

As for the yes campaign woman. She's just embarrasing. "I have family all over the world". Oh dear.

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