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Champion wasn't standing in 2004 but in 2005. And ...

2009-01-26T15:37:00.000Z

Champion wasn't standing in 2004 but in 2005. And the successful years (in terms of people elected) were 2002 and 2003. After that the effort put in at campus level evaporated and the results diminished.

The joker candidates got bad reviews as shown in the various online reports by ordinary delegates, most of whom also said critical things about the NUS that were exactly what CF was saying (if not how it was being said).

Thanks for the nod TB. Always good to see someone'...

2009-01-26T13:31:00.000Z

Thanks for the nod TB. Always good to see someone's reading what falls out of my fingers, via my keyboard!

Tim,

In which case, how do you account for ...

2009-01-25T10:16:00.000Z

Tim,

In which case, how do you account for the fact that the two most successful years in NUS were 2003 and 2004 (A Walker and Champion)?

The president candidates were there for a laugh and most of the delegations were made up of their mates and rugby clubs.

CF's past success rate was never down to shit stir...

2009-01-24T23:15:00.000Z

CF's past success rate was never down to shit stirrers (whose childishness just made CF look atrocious in front of the moderate student officers who go to conference - but then the children never had a clue about the audience). It was down to whether or not any effort was made to get a reasonable number of CF members as delegates to the conference.

It's at times like this I'm glad I go to St. Andre...

2009-01-24T01:05:00.000Z

It's at times like this I'm glad I go to St. Andrews where we don't have to worry about the NUS.

Memo - CF always does best in NUS when there is a ...

2009-01-24T00:10:00.000Z

Memo - CF always does best in NUS when there is a likeable bad boy as the Presidential candidate - e.g. A Walker, Champion - who goes in with the sole intention of shitting up the leftists.

Earnest wonks and geeks who try to play the leftists' game by the leftists' rules do not work.

Not that we should be spending any money on this anyway.