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KLS Catch Up

KLS Catch Up

KLS Catch Up – 6th April 2013 Seema Malhotra- 28th March Canvassing in Canterbury – 30th March Kent Young Labour AGM – 30th March Charity Fundraising for Mind – 5th April Labour students once again have been incredibly busy, before the end of Spring term we had speakers, campaigns and even more elections. On the 28th March … Continue reading »

The Only Thatcher Legacy That Matters

The Only Thatcher Legacy That Matters

In her memoirs, published in 1993, Margaret Thatcher wrote of the Callaghan government that it might be ‘perhaps the last ever’ Labour administration. Thankfully, Thatcher wasn’t as good at predicting elections as she was at snatching milk, but the lesson for Labour remains – you’re nothing without power, and if you’re without power it’s usually … Continue reading »

KLS Catch Up

KLS Catch Up

KLS Catch Up – 24th March 2013 KLS Committee Elections/AGM – 4th to 8th March Student Voter Registration events – 12th and 13th March Spirit of 45 Film event – 17th March KLS Hustings for Kent Union Leadership Elections – 18th March Sabb Week and Results – 15th – 22nd March (results 22nd March) Campaigning … Continue reading »

KLS 2012/2013: My highlights

KLS 2012/2013: My highlights

Another year has flown by for Kent Labour Students. I can remember this time last year nervously awaiting to find out if I had won my election to become General Secretary for the club, Matt delivering a fantastic Chair’s address and losing at pool for the thousandth time to Joe. The past year has been … Continue reading »

Men can be feminists too

Men can be feminists too

I can never fully experience the challenges facing a woman in today’s society. I am a white, able-bodied, heterosexual male in a white, able-bodied, heterosexual male’s world. I am, essentially, the patriarchy. Most men feel comfortable with that identity not because they enjoy the oppression of others (though some undoubtedly do) but because they don’t … Continue reading »