On with the Ostrich Brigade

And seperate from all this political discussion were the people who wished to pretend the whole situation didn't exist, and accordingly hid their heads in the sand. They waved their hands in the air, gave passionate and fluent speeches, and had the obvious and blatant support of the chairperson of the meeting. They also talked a lot of horseshit. Their main argument seemed to be that the SRC was not representative of student opinion, and it was wrong that it should go down as policy when it wasn't democratically decided. They didn't seem to realise that this is a "fault" inherent in the structure of SRC's, but one that is easily remedied. All that is needed is for students to come and air their views.

Their other complaint was that no-one was going to take any notice of what the students of this institution were saying anyway. If they are genuinely so caught up in their own affairs that they are not interested in the fact that other people in the world are being persecuted and subjugated by others, then I guess they have a point. Myself, I'm glad this motion was passed, and the sooner certain elements of the university recognise that they do not live in isolation in this world the better. But don't listen to me. Come along to the next SRC and tell us your views.

Andrew Beach