NUS In/Out Referendum - Forcing the SA to Justify the Cost
Category: Representation
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With The EDIT's latest article, regarding the cost of NUS, people are questioning the large annual sum of money sent to an organisation that most student's aren't aware of. Considering the threat of further cuts to societies, sports, and medias, as well as the threat of GCUSA staff employmment, the tens of thousands of pounds sent off to NUS each year looks like a very significant cost to justify.
By holding a referendum, the Student's Association will have to actually explain what NUS does, something which even heavily involved SA volunteers don't know. It will hopefully also inspire NUS itself to be more visible as an entity across GCU, certainly since we are paying so much.
Regardless of the outcome, students will finally know what NUS is.
Whether it's worth it? Let's hope the SA does some good explaining, not just to the student voice voters, but to the general population of students.
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Comments
I think that on issues like this, there should be a process of consultation which happens before any decision on whether to hold a referendum is made. I have concerns that the nature and scope of NUS Scotland has been individualised within the Edit article. Whilst the article brought forward important issues relating to NUS UK, these did not really encroach upon the fact that NUS Scotland is our primary national body. If we are being asked to undertake a referendum, I just want to ensure that students firstly have the opportunity to learn about NUS and thereafter decide whether a referendum is the correct course of action. I also worry that the bigger picture kind of gets lost. :) unity and strength and all that jazz!!