Spence Attempts Second Coup

Next motion (Spence/Lees) was that at least one week's advertising, including a notice in Salient on the Monday, be required for SRC's that intend to allocate money. Mark Sainsbury ejaculated enthusiastically that he himself had passed a similar motion last year, and then mumbled something about having trouble reading noticeboards.

Lindy Cassidy thought political motions were just as important as financial ones, and deserved equal publicity. At this stage Steve Underwood proposed an amendment that such advertising be required only for motions that intend to allocate funds to "political" causes, in order to stop donations to "bodies which have doubtful support throughout the student body (e.g. the Black Power Fund, and the North Vietnam Medical Relief Fund)". General laughter broke out.

John Bowden jeered that it was "silly" to encourage the stacking of SRC's over a small area of Association policy.

Tony Ward entwined his antlers with Steve Underwood by throwing in the curly question "what's political?". After the barbarous John Ryall had asked how much notice students were given of the $100,000 donation to the Bookshop, the amendment was voted on, and lost.

Ryall was quite on heat by now, so he leapt up again to speak on the original motion, telling the meeting that constitutionally, no-one can decide what or what not goes into the pages of Salient. The crowd loved it, and voted strongly against the motion.