opening which the government, and college authorities need to veto any proposed action of students to which they are opposed.
3. Opposition to any Negotiations The government is proposing to take away our limited political independence. This cannot under any circumstances be a subject fornegotiation, The only discussion which could possibly take place is the form of the emasculation-something which college authorities will wish to negotiate on, but not us.
4. No Collaboration with College Authorities We recognise that we shall be receiving support in opposition to the government proposals from College Authorities. It is clear that not only is their support being given on grounds of the impractivility of the porposals but also because they seek to difuse the real opposition to the government proposals. The college authorities are, if anything, merely concerned about the government's choice of remedy. They have an equal interest in political emasculation. The vice-chancellors, in particular have had to bear the brunt of the student upsurge, and are offering the evidence on which the government proposals were formulated. They are consequently as much our enemy as the government.
5. Extension of Union Autonomy Not one single SU in the country has full autonomy. Finance, buildings and constitutions are still under some form of control by college authorities: What we have enjoyed is a situation whereby it has been difficult for college authorities to exercise full control in all these areas. This political situation was created during the student upsurge in 1968/69. Those college authorities, typically in the teacher training colleges which preferred to support the idea of politically independent" SU's must be forced to hand over that autonomy which they are denying, by local specific confrontations and actions in each instituOutside the Old Bailey on Tuesday, 7 December 1971, the police force attacked and broke up a peaceful picket of people who had assembled to show their opposition to political trials in this country. They gave no proper reason, but made it evident by a series of provocations that they did not intend to allow this perfectly legal representation to proceed. At first the police threatened the people on the picket, then they illegally towed away the car containing the demonstrators' placards. The demonstrators replied with instant organisation by making new placards. Finally a swarm of police were sent in and violence was used to stop the picket. In this era of immigration bills and industrial relations bills, there are very few rights left to the people of Britain. This day's events are a step towards denying the people of this country their basic right to demonstrate a