CALTESE HOSPITAL POULSON that exist today. But that is not enough. Students face a real problem with inflation. Not only do they necd a higher grant, but this has to be defended against intlation. burning a hole through their pockets The only solution is a sliding scale of grants, lied to a student cost-of-living index. This would immediately compensate stud ents for the effects of rising prices The NUS and the Irish student anion were to launch a major canpaign to end the evil of internment; to culminute in 'a mass picket of thousands this Friday? the Home Office. This was how the Moraing Star of 17 January described the NUS campaien on Ireland.
So important was this campaign that the Scottish NUS, controlled by the CP, decided not to take it up at all. But worse: the picket of thousands" was culled off! The police decided they were not very keen, as it offended some statute about banners within a mile of the House when it is in session. Not wishing to shatter the quiet Parliamentary routine, the Executive agreed to cancel the picket.
The realily of the matter is that the Broad Left could not cope with the campaign pobitically. Theur insistence on calling the republicans