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HiGH THE "LO8S DEFEND eCOt NHS! THE SAVE Research asms rITS CIVIL & PUZLIC SERVICES ASSOCIATIW London Area Commitica Bos occupation against discrimination and attacks on overseas students, the director of Middlesex Poly, Dr Rickitts, came out in support of the demands of the occupation.

These demands centred on opposition to the increase in fees and the recent DES circular on overseas students.

OPPOSITION The director proposed a motion passed by the academic board of the Poly which called for opposition to all fee increases and stating that: "In any event overseas students fees should be decreased to the level paid by home students in 1976/77."

His motion further called on the Joint Education Committee which controls the finances of the Poly to "oppose any recommendation from the DES to increase overseas students fees."

The occupation which started on November 10th was seen clearly by all involved as a fight against all cuts in education and not just in defence of one section. However DARL SATS FIGHT * -FIGHT KAY IGHT THE CUTS PERHE CUT! YE SAVE , 35 0.- WE MAT KBFT SAPI JOBS iS THE !

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This is because the Joint Education Committee will overturn the decision of the Academic Board. One Polytechnic in isolation cannot change government policy.

It was ironic that half way through the occupation against racist circulars from the Labour government came the Labour Party and Trade Union Congress demonstration against racism. This hypocrisy of the Labour leaders must be fought at every level in the Labour Party and the trade union movement.

But what the occupation at Middlesex Poly does show is the extreme willingness of students to fight this Labour government. This reflects the growing opposition within the working class to the attacks on its rights and living standards.

CAMPAIGN

Yet the only way to change government policy is by a national campaign of strikes and occupations by students and workers against all cuts.

Throughout the occupation there were demands and calls upon BIPC SATS:

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such a policy in the interests of its members.

This was in no way taken up by the Stalinist dominated Executive. Yet the large numbers of students on the huge November 17th lobby of Parliament stands in sharp contrast to their leaders' complacency.

The motion calling off the Enfield occupation contained the statement that if the demands passed by Academic Board are not implemented by January 31st 1977 then further direct action should be taken.

And at the same meeting a motion was passed calling for a joint union committee to coordinate action between the unions in the Poly against the cuts. This committee was also called upon to: "gather all information necessary to the non-implementation of the DES circular and the policy of discrimination against overseas students."

Within this context the fight against the cuts at Middlesex will continue next term. Whether it is successful depends upon the success of a national campaign of direct action against the cuts.

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