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Young Liberals react to Universities strike

Teachers and professors are amongst the most trusted and respected professions in the UK, so says IPSOS Mori’s 2017 Veracity Index. Changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), the pension scheme serving over 190,000 university staff in 92 higher education institutions, have shown no respect for lecturers and professors, alienating a huge number of academic staff and lowering morale on campus by asking them to do the same amount of work for less money.
Young Liberals, the youth and student wing of the Liberal Democrats, voted in their Winter Conference to support an emergency motion calling for Universities UK …

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  • Jason Connor
    I am gutted by this news and agree with David above. In fact I touted Christine as leader on another thread. She has all the right qualities and was hoping she ...
  • colin murfin
    I have been a libdem member for over 20 years , have not got the time, money, confidence or faith in the process to attend conference. My main concern, is the ...
  • David Murray
    In the meanwhile I have answered my own request. Part of Christine Jardine’s letter to Ed Davey after being sacked as the spokesperson for Women, Equalitie...
  • Galen Milne
    The truth will out and I suspect it will be a lang story all said and done!...
  • Richard BIRD
    I agree with Leon Duveen and Mohammed Amin. Dialogue is essential. Boycotts and emotional responses based on limited information, half-truths and selective medi...