THE RECENT. NUS Conference abandoned the fight for free educa. tion. Rather than demanding grants and benefits for all equal to their value in 1979, NUS now wants cheaper loans, and applauds a graduate tax.
The Labour Students leadership has blocked the delence of grants from Tory attacks and has attempted to talk down students expectations of a future Labour Government. A special Conference last year defeated earlier attempts by Labour to ditch NUS's full grants policy.
Last month few expected Labour to win the Free Education debate. They won hands down. They also backed college management's suspension of six black members of the Union Executhe at South Bank University and the victimisation of students fighting the Asylum Bill at the Üniversity of North London and Kingsway College.
Furthermore they received backing with college to draw up codes up authorities to prevent extremist influence in colleges.
Defeating the well-oiled Labour Students machine in NUS is always difficult with a low level of struggle. Victories STUDENT