I’m not sure it’s the most important point but it’s not an unreasonable policy.

Does anyone know if this is the case here?

Furthermore, I agree with Chris. Each one of us will vote for the person we feel will represent OUR views, not the views imposed by UGMs! Delegates should not be whipped by UGMs, they should vote according to their personal views, the very views for which they get elected.
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I disagree. I’m involved in the majority of UGMs this week because I think that they’re important issues. BUT I wouldn’t trust every candidate to follow through with what they’ve been mandated to do. There are policies from two years ago that have been forgotten because they weren’t election promises of the current Officers and this is why I outlined the current policies.

For my position you need to elect someone you can trust to campaign for what you want and *successfully* campaign.

For NUS delegates, it *shouldn’t* matter who you elect but unfortunately it will. From personal experience, candidates do disagree and at National Conference there are a LOT of motions that haven’t even been whispered in York. It does matter who you vote on, though I could see the point of view that their policies may be kind-of irrelevant since their job is to represent students!

I disagree completely. Even if everyone votes according to policy passed at UGM, as they should, there are key differences to be considered when voting.

Some candidates may be more eloquent than others, and hence better able to express the opinions of York students. Some may be better informed on key issues, again putting them in a better position to represent our students. Some may have a vast amount of experience on NUS or other committees.

Also, not all issues at the Conference will have directly relevant policy, and we need to select candidates who will choose the right stances and pursue our aims in the right manner on these issues also.

Let’s not confuse acting in a proper democratic manner with having no discretion or differentiation between candidates whatsoever. It does still matter who we elect.

Incidentally, using a previous speech I just calculated that I am speaking at a rate of approximately 200 words per minute, i.e. at about 3.3 words per second. Presumably, the accent doesn’t help either.

For more information on George’s policies, as well as those of other candidates, do check out the candidate profiles which now include all manifesto pledges; http://www.nouse.co.uk/elections/candidates

Our stats are in and George has just broken the world record for most words per minute, a staggering 2,354 per minute!

Gosh, that’s a lot of words, isn’t it?

Once again, Well Done George!