Birmingham University Labour Students

What’s the point of having a blog? 
Our blog has been around for quite a while now, we’ve had highs and lows, but what is it actually worth?  Should it over-reach and try and contribute to national debates?  Should it be a point of contact for students and young people to the labour movement?  Or perhaps [...]

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Pat McFadden MP gloriously put Mad-Nadine Dorries in her rightful place, rejecting outright her wish to debate abortion and not the important matter of minimum wage enforcement.  Here is the exchange:
Mrs. Nadine Dorries (Mid-Bedfordshire) (Con): I hope to be called to speak later as my interests are wide and varied, but for now I ask [...]

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Following on from our recent series on legendary MPs, in which we exposed Nick Palmer to be the comic genius he truly is, I wanted to turn BULS’ attention to Mr. David Clelland.  The Labour MP for Tyne Bridge will recieve a full BULS salute when we return to Uni in the Autumn.  You may [...]

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One of our esteemed colleagues in BULS recently said to me that there was little point in going campaigning for an election we’ve already lost.
Tomorrow BULS will be heading to Erdington, where we face significant challenges over the next two years, it is a seat the Tories will find ever more attractive now that they [...]

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In the ‘war-room’ of BULS’ HQ, Tom Guise’s aides have spent the weekend deliberating over how best to present the new monthly hit totals for the BULS blog.  Although, BULS smashed all previous records by recieving over 7500 visitors, much of that is attributable to Tom Marley.  Marley and Guise have reportedly not spoken since [...]

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The future events page is now being updated regularly to keep our members at the University of Birmingham informed of upcoming events.  Many of these events are members only, but if you’d like to come and meet us to see what the club gets up to then drop us a line.
Next friday we will be [...]

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Congratulations to Members of Parliament for highlighting a very serious matter which has been in my mind for weeks.
 
Can I encourage all readers to get their MPs to sign?

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Something strange seems to be happening.  It might be revision ’stress’ but I seem to be focussing more on random jokes than serious political matters.  Perhaps it is David Peters influence who thinks students shouldn’t have opinions.  Anyway, here is a funny video!

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BULS learned last week that Daniel O’Doherty, more Thatcherite than maggie herself, had been elected as Chair of Birmingham University Conservative NO Future.  DoD is memorable to BULS readers for his readiness to get stuck into topical debates and we really hope the spirit of cordiality continues between both chairs.
 
Guise and DoD have already held [...]

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According to the Trades Union Congress;
“As of 1 October 2007, the adult rate for workers aged 22 and over is £5.52 per hour. The development rate for 18-21 year olds and for workers receiving accredited training in the first 6 months of a new job is £4.60 per hour. The rate for 16-17 year olds [...]

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It was the first miserable day in a long time.  For months now, BULS had been planning to unveil its new committee in full sunshine in Mermaid Square, infront of thousands of students.  The event was forced inside, to the dingy basement, in the deepest depths of the Guild of Students.  Tom Guise entered to, [...]

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Recently commenting on the by-election campaign in Crewe and Nantwich,popular blogger and all-round nice guy Dominic Fischer (otherwise known as Praguetory) made a rather severe threat to Labour activists. Check it out here.
“If Labour activists try any of these ’stunts’ on me this Saturday, they might find themselves kicked into the middle of next week.”
This self-styled [...]

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General Petraeus was briefing the President.
He told the President that three Brazilian soldiers were killed in Iraq.
To everyone’s amazement, all the colour ran from President Bush’s face, then he collapsed onto his desk, head in hands, visibly shaken, almost whimpering.
Finally, he composed himself and asked Petraeus, “just exactly how many is a brazilian?”

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After the election post-mortem, the BULS head office turned to further naval gazing, this time over the monthly performance of the blog.  In Tom Guise’s, first month as chair, the hits plummeted from 5543 to a meagre 5065.  Guise’s aides claimed this was due to their leaders busy month of campaigning, and thus meant he [...]

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I leant upon a coppice gate   When Frost was spectre-gray,
And Winter’s dregs made desolate  
The weakening eye of day.
The tangled bine-stems scored the sky  
Like strings of broken lyres,
And all mankind that haunted nigh  
Had sought their household fires.
The land’s sharp features seemed to be  
The Century’s corpse outleant,
His crypt the cloudy canopy,  
The wind his death-lament.
The ancient pulse of [...]

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Was there, for the first time from the chair, a recognition that he cannot go on like this and will not now hang on to the bitter end?
His monthly press conference crackled with the anticipation that, this time - unlike so many before it - it really had to deliver.
And deliver it did - in [...]

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Deirdre Alden has published shock revelations that “Birmingham University Sudents support Boris“. BULS, which (as of October when the photo was taken) has more members than BU Lib Dems and BUCF put together, would like to clarify that despite being University of Birmingham students, they are not terribly fond of Boris.

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For the 6th consecutive month the BULS blog has recieved a boost to its viewing figures which analysts are attributing to a Guise-bounce.  A delirious Guise (76) said to reporters in the early hours “I have shown the world what I can do, Marley is toast and I am the butter!”  Commentators have noticed a [...]

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Astute and regular readers will have noticed a very slight and subtle revamp to their faithful BULS site over the last couple of weeks.  Such loyalists will be pleased to hear that a fellow top-level news website has followed in BULS’ ever-pioneering footsteps.
BULS congratulates the Beeb on their bravery at this new design and hopes [...]

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Rarely does a normal birthday attract such attention than this one.  BULS’ own Brigid Jones is celebrating her 30th Birthday today.  It’s a big landmark and BULS would like to officially salute their stalwart of feminism.
After a raptuous reception in her native Eastbourne, Jones will return to Selly Oak before embarking on a tour of [...]

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I remember the time when I would watch blue peter and get told about evil bullies at school, this distressed me greatly, so I think it was particularly upsetting when I saw this facebook group.  Our very own Ed (Meakin) Sparkes is being horribly vindicated victimised because of his ill-chosen name.  BULS would like officially [...]

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2006 

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2008

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Tom Marley, chair of BULS has recieved a positive boost from the visitor numbers for last month.  BULS’ blog attracted 4515 visitors during one of the busiest periods in Guild politics.  Marley will be cheered by the figures which will be a clear sign that, despite further allegations of sleaze, he has full control over [...]

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I don’t think I’ve ever been referred to as a left-winger in my entire life.  So I was honoured to see this post on the “award-winning” Birmingham University Conservative Future blog, accusing us comrades of harbouring secret left-wing tendencies.
The problem with BUCF is that they mostly appear to spend all their time on their own [...]

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Tom Marley- “I’m gonna buy Obama’s book tomorrow!” 
Me- “Er, what does audacity acutally mean?”
Tom Marley- “Dunno. Sounds good, though.”
For the benefit of Tom, our friends at dictionary.com define audacity as
 Audacity (aw-das-i-tee) -noun, plural -ties.
1. Boldness or daring, esp. with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
2. Effrontery or insolence; shameless boldness: [...]

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The Red Flag is a popular and uplifting song for socialists during hard times.  One of BULSinside’s moles has revealed that a certain former chair of Birmingham University Conservative Future and new comrade has returned to his former haunts of Thatcherism. 
Having attended a BUCF event with Rt. Hon. Michael Portillo, Joseph Brewer (spotted here in the [...]

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The BULS blog continues to confound expectations.  January was its best month ever reaching 3,222 visits.  That means it beat its previous best in December of 2,648.  In a statement to the press, having reached the landmark early in the morning, a weary eyed Tom Marley (BULS chair) said; “Under my leadership the blog has gone from strength [...]

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Rumours were circulating Guild circles last night that this year’s famous Refreshers Fair will not go as smoothly as planned, after rumours that members of Conservative Future on campus were looking to hijack the now famous speed dating event.
A source close to a senior Conservative Future member has told BULSInside (the new investigative journal of [...]

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