Tory Guild of student’s president Mark Harrop, who was responsible for the suspension of Edd Bauer, has identified one of his students to face disciplinary for a peaceful protest, further to this he negatively speculates against the student increasing his chance of being expelled. The university on Marks evidence have decided to take the process to full disciplinary panel which will have the power to expel him.
Simon has been singled out, but the reason he has been singled out is because his own president has picked him out. “I recognised him because he is a guild councillor and well known” reads MarkHarrop’s statement to the university disciplinary committee. Simon has released a full version of Marks Statement and reveals in great detail the negative speculation Mark Harrop makes against him.
We have a long and proud history in this country of student protest. As students working in the education system we can’t go on strike. Instead we take our equivalent of a strike: we do sit-ins and occupations. We withdraw space because we can’t withdraw our labour. This has been a key feature of UK student activism for generations. In fact, at the University of Birmingham, all the student representation we have on university committees was won, in 1968, when 800 students occupied the Great Hall demanding a democratic voice. Ironically it is now these same representatives who are attacking Simon and the right to protest.
Update Mark how now withdrawn his statement However he faces further allegations of wrong doing from the student. Many have commented that Mark is simpling attempting to “dig dig dig” a even bigger hole with further lies. He further has not yet addressed his role in the occupation and the the injunction banning protests outline in the students original post.
