National Union
Salaries soar for heads of British universities
...to help balance university books. Wes Streeting, president of the National Union of Students, said today: "The fact they are giving themselves and other managers huge pay rises will...
Pipe bombs supplied to criminals are becoming more dangerous, say gardai Elderly woman killed by her own car Gormley criticised over 1,000 job risk 'Month enough to clear X-ray backlog' No winner of EUR4.8m Lotto jackpot Judge criticises speeding fine
...in will Trade unionist Tom Darby, who died last November aged 81 and who led the National Bus and Railworkers' Union through turbulent times in our industrial relations history, left...
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Pipe bombs supplied to criminals are becoming more dangerous, say gardai
Trade unionist Tom Darby, who died last November aged 81 and who led the National Bus and Railworkers' Union through turbulent times in our industrial relations history, left...
WITH LEGAL Vice-chancellors see pay soar as funding crisis hits universities
...were yesterday condemned by the leaders of student and lecturer groups. Wes Streeting, the president of the National Union of Students, said: "At a time when vice chancellors are...
"Membership provides a London base for Queen's and access to low cost accommodation". The figures were yesterday condemned by the leaders of student and lecturer groups. Wes Streeting, the president of the National Union of Students, said: "At a time when vice chancellors are demanding a doubling of tuition fees, the fact that they are giving themselves and other managers such huge pay rises will raise questions about whether students' money is being well spent." After the disclosure of pay rises last year, Jocelyn Prudence, the head of the Universities and Colleges Employers Association, said: "After years of plenty, famine could follow … we would not expect to see this trend continue. "
WITH LEGAL Vice-chancellors see pay soar as funding crisis hits universities Telegraph.co.uk - All news | 2 days ago
Former top Tory MEP joins Lib Dems
...Tories' ties with such parties "sickening". In his resignation letter to Cameron, McMillan-Scott told him: "You say that you are against extremism at home, yet you propitiate it...
Old-school Pa. union leader is bowing out
...he brought from the mill. "He was a very, very progressive trade unionist," said Nicholas, president of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees. "He'd always open a...
National Union of Generals is ready to attack Michael White Political briefing
...21st century (eg pirates), just as the RAF needs more choppers, as Afghanistan has shown. But this was a National Union of Generals pitch for the army to get most of the shrinking budget...
Labour told to scrap university target
...general election, and both Labour and the Tories have refused to state a position on raising the cap. The National Union of Students (NUS) branded the AGR's proposals offensive. Its...
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Labour's push for 50% to attend university 'has devalued degrees'
...higher education and for all degree courses to teach employability skills. But Wes Streeting, of the National Union of Students, said: 'It is in the long-term interest of our economy...
University targets have 'devalued' degrees
...ministers. " But student leaders branded the conclusions "offensive". Wes Streeting, president of the National Union of Students, said: "The AGR does not seem to appreciate how much...
Russell issues tuition fees pledge
...government, Education Secretary Michael Russell pledged at the weekend. He gave the assurance at the annual National Union of Students Scotland conference in Dunfermline. He did...
I learnt about power when I joined the Union
...dilettantes, but that is unfair , writes Simon Heffer. Starting early: Jack Straw was president of the National Union of Students when at Leeds Photo: PA Student debating societies...
