Executive's Liberalism

On Thursday last week the Executive itself provided a classic demonstration of the conflict between middle-class values and liberalism. The Labour Club's funds were 'unfrozen' (in fact speedy action had rendered the Executive's Sunday action impotent) and the Club received a public apology.

The motion of no confidence in Lee was rescinded, he is resigning anyway. The Executive is to ask the Professorial Board for an inquiry into incidents at the demonstration. At this stage talk of disciplinary action has been dropped from Executive motions. On Thursday night the Executive's liberalism won.

The Executive will, I think, survive without being thrown out. However the PBEC demonstrations and the resultant Executive actions leave a lot of questions unanswered.