The National Union of Students (NUS) Conference, held in Blackpool from 22 to 25 April, was dominated by undemocratic manoeuvring by the National Organisation of Labour Students (NOLS).
However, two important political debates took place. through the abolition of the Winter Conference were deferred.
The Labour Students did, however, succeed in a proce dural move which allowed their candidates to stand in elections. This had been in some doubt, since they had failed to submit their nominations by the appointed date. This was then followed by the suspension of various rules