UK Students Unite in London Over the Cost of a British Education

FREE 25/11/99 Issue no: 973 UK Students unite in London over the cost of a British education PartsUNIO of London will N come to a standstill today (25/11/99) when the much supported National March for Education takes place. The culmination of several months planning, UK students from across the country will unite in London to stage a march through the capital against issues surround- ing the spiralling cost of education. The Students’ Union at Surrey will com- bine forces with other NUS affiliated unions, as well as the AUT and NATFHE in a protest that will take around 10,000 students through London to raise awareness about tuition fees and poor pay. Surrey’s campaign is fuelled by a petition of names that has been accumulated over the last few weeks and a union run stall in the lecture the- atre concourse during the last week. Several coach- es have been laid on to transport our students to London and it is hoped that the event, which begins in Malet Street, will pass in a peaceful and lawful way. Barefacts will be there to report on the march for next week’s paper. AB [email protected] News 1-3n Letters &Features 4-6n Barearts 7-14n Notices &Regulars 15-18 n Surrey Pride 19-20 2 25/11/99 Editorial Archer - “Couldn’t be News In Briefmore sorry”: School Could Be Blown Away couldn’t have more to be Classrooms at a Sheffield school are in30mph - defined by weathermen as a danger of being crushed by snow or“strong breeze”. When this happens,sorry about Andy blown away by strong winds. Bradfieldheadteacher Margaret Booth has said Comprehensive School has used porta-she may have to send pupils home to beJeffrey Archer has had the cabins as temporary teaching areas forsafe. The classrooms have already beenConservative whip the past seven years. The wooden boxesevacuated once. 200 children had toremoved and has become are now so dilapidated that they couldseek refuge in the dining hall until windsonly the fourth Tory peer collapse. The situation has become soabated. The area’s Liberal Democratto be expelled from the I began to wonder about a few bad that Bradfield has installed a wind-Council has said that repairs costingparty in this way. William things in the last week. Everyonespeed gauge to warn of winds over£60,000 will begin next year. Hague has referred the - everywhere, seems to have weekend’s revelations to Keren been stressed with exams, the party’s Ethics commit- coursework, barefacts, life, the Non Smokers Fire Up Profits tee for bringing the party universe and everything. Then I into disrepute and has remembered this song andA survey has shown that pubs enjoyedStaffordshire Smoke-Free Alliance,declared the latest scan- decided to share it with you: 7% higher profits after setting up noexamined 10 pubs. It also found that 74%dal “the end of politics for smoking areas. The study carried out byof drinkers approve of the availability ofArcher”. At the weekend So remember....... the Action on Smoking and Health Southnon-smokers sections. Archer withdrew from the running for Mayor of ‘If life seems jolly rotten, London. In four days one There’s something you’ve forgot- L.A.P.D. (TM) of Britain’s longest running Honey ten, and infamous political fig- The Los Angeles Police Department is tolucrative marketing opportunity. In addi- And that’s to laugh and smile and ures has destroyed his register its name and emblems as trade-tion to charging Hollywood to use LAPD dance and sing. career over 12 year old When you’re feeling in themarks. The letters LAPD, their style andmaterial, they also envisage LAPD mer-indiscretions and lies. dumps, the associated police badges will all bechandise such as T-shirts, caps and Don’t be silly chumps. protected by law. All commercial uses ofother memorabilia being sold.When Jeffrey Archer stood them, such as in films, will require aSpokesman Dean Hansell said “I think Just purse your lips and whistle. down from the Mayoral licence and a payment of royalties. LA’ssales on the Internet could be very big," That’s the thing. campaign at the weekend Police Commission sees the idea as a he admitted to asking a Kev For life is quite absurd friend to lie for him in a And death’s the final word. Brits consume 1bn litres of mineral water court case in 1987. The You must always face the curtain friend, Ted Francis, pro- with a bow. According to drinks consultants ZenithJanuary. vided Archer with an alibi Forget about your sin. International, Britons have collectively for a particular night. Give the audience a grin. consumed over 1 billion litres of mineralPredictions have been made that overFrancis has claimed that Enjoy it. It’s your last chance,water this year, an estimated fifth higherthe Christmas and New Year period,he covered for Archer anyhow. than in 1998. Statistics collated by Zenithsales of mineral water will increase tobecause he thought that state that Evian, Highland Spring andhelp revellers seek relief from hangovers.the dinner date Archer Jenni Life’s a piece of shit, Wells Soft Drinks are expected to sellStill water is still supposedly the mostattended would jeopardise When you look at it. more than 100m litres each by the end ofpopular with two out of three people pre-his marriage. When the Life’s a laugh and death’s a joke.December with the average person hav-ferring it to sparkling. Now isn't that inter-Daily Star claimed that the It’s true. ing drunk 20 litres of mineral water sinceesting. date was with prostitute You’ll see it’s all a show. Monica Coghlan, Archer Keep ‘em laughing as you go. took the Daily Star to the Just remember that the last High Court in a libel case laugh is on you. that ended in £500,000 And... plus costs being awarded Liz to Archer. In the case Always look on the bright side of Francis provided an alibi life.’ for the evening of the 9th September 1986. (Mr Eric Idle, 1979) Previously, in 1985, Many thanks to those in the know Margaret Thatcher and (especially Andy Gale and the Archer’s wife Mary had eds) and apologies to all those warned Archer not to con- Claire societies and members of UniS tinue to see his ex-secre- staff who have had ‘issues’ with tary and companion the paper in recent weeks. Andrina Colquhoun. It is Please can you all read the dis- believed that the dinner claimer at the bottom of this date was Colquhoun, page, which has been ever pre- hence the need to conceal sent, and a special apology goes from the courts the identity to Turkish Soc, GreenSoc, and of the dinner partner. Hellenic Soc. Barefacts is a Archer, it is thought, was newspaper written and edited by simply trying to protect Lindsey students for students. himself, Andrina and Mary from the press in an Andy Blair attempt to preserve his marriage. In that year too, Ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha err hmm it was a dangerous and anyone fancy a spot of lunch? ed Bare Facts is an editorially independent Bare Facts newspaper, published by the University of © USSU Surrey Students' Union Communications Union House Office. Communications Office James University Of SurreyThe views expressed within the paper are 1999 Guildford those of individual authors, and do not nec- Printed by essarily represent the views of the Editor, the Deadline for Publication Commercial Surrey Editorial Board, the University of Surrey Students' Union or the University of Surrey. Monday 12pm East End Team: GU2 5XH This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part, stored in any form, copied or Offset (TU),, distributed, without the express permission Submissions Hannah Jaynes of the publisher. Tel: 01483 259275 preferably on disk or Bow,, Fax: 01483 534749All submissions must include the author's name and Union or Staff Number. email London, E3 Submission is no guarantee of publication. Orla Anonymous and Pseudonymous articles will 3LT email: not be published. Please save as word Cousins Bare Facts reserves the right to edit documents or text files [email protected]. and/or picture format. 25/11/99 3 Company:Heartland (Computing Section) Arrows are out on Archer (from page 2) Job:Websites, Customer Satisfaction Admin & foolish act to disobey a Thatchercomplex cases like this. Insteadin equal quantities to be a democ- Assistant instruction too. civil proceedings of “conspiracy toratic necessity and a slight at theCast:PhilipManager injure” the Daily Star are moreneed for non-patronage peers, JulieCustomer Satisfaction However, Adam Raphael has saidlikely to get to court. (i.e. those who are not grateful to Liz Website Co-ordinator this week “I have evidence about a person or establishment for their whom he was having dinner withThe Daily Star has declared thatplace and therefore have a moreContinued from last weeks Barefacts… that night and it was not Andrina”.“we want our money back - withtrue independence)they are insuf- Raphael is one of two journalistsinterest” and Peter Hill, the editorficient to remove Lord Archer fromWeek 11 that told the High Court thatof the Star, is ready to take Archerthe house, as a point of practise.“… I left on Friday pledging to spend time on the website next Archer had admitted meetingon again demanding in excess ofBut as Michael Ancram, Tory partyweek.” Monica Coghlan. Max Clifford, the£3m to be returned. With over £1mchairman asserts, Archer’s politi- sleaze promoter and gutter presslost on the defunct Mayoral cam-cal career is over as “a realisticWeek 12 exploiter of salacious ‘news’, haspaign and the possibility of moreassessment”.

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