Fred Fyles the Strike and UCU’S Stock Market
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FR IDAY, 16 TH FEBRUARY, 2018 – Keep the Cat Free – ISSUE 1685 Felix The Student Newspaper of Imperial College London NEWS Health Centre may have to cut mental health services PAGE 3 COMMENT Why do College Strikes will start from next week // Flickr/Rob Wells think fossil fuels are good for the environment? Imperial College Union to support strikes PAGE 10 NEWS College”, and “dissemi- pension value is linked of lecture notes should be Officer, said “a lecturer nate material publicising to the performance of the made available, however. who is invested in their FILM Fred Fyles the strike and UCU’s stock market. Sood stated that Union lecturing and gives the Editor-in-Chief position on the dispute.” Students at Council representatives should best teaching experience The paper was raised raised concerns over the “ensure no student is dis- to their students is not by Abhijay Sood, Ac- impact the strike would advantaged, in the short or one who is financially in- Imperial College ademic Affairs Officer have to education, par- the long run.” secure.” Stephen Naulls, Union Council largely for the Royal College of ticularly to exams and Members of Council Imperial College School voted in favour of a Science Union (RCSU), major coursework dead- also cited a number of of Medicine Students’ motion to support and seconded by a number lines. They also expressed cuts to campus services, Union (ICSMSU) Welfare of representatives across concern over potential suggesting the changes Officer, told Council “I Loveless: a the upcoming strike, four constituent unions, tuition fees lost as a result to the pension scheme don’t think anyone who triumphant which is due to start ahead of next week’s of the strikes. Sood stated was the latest in a series is sitting here as a Union this week. strike action. Members of that there were a number of cost-cutting measures. representative can contra- return for UCU have scheduled 14 of things representatives In a meeting with UCU dict the main purpose of Zvyagintsev mperial College days of escalating strike could do to mitigate the earlier this month, College a Union: to collectively Union (ICU) action over a four-week impact the strikes would PAGE 24 management conceded bargain for the betterment Council this week period, in response to a have on major coursework they could afford to con- of their members. That voted to support dispute with Universities and exams – a position tinue the defined benefit is exactly what the UCU Ithe upcoming strike UK (UUK) over pension stated in the paper. Since scheme, which would cost is doing, and I don’t SPORT action being taken by scheme changes. external invigilators are at most 10% of the Col- think anybody could sit the University and Col- Currently UUK are not part of UCU, exams lege’s operating surplus. here and genuinely vote lege Union (UCU) over planning a change to the scheduled for the strike Last year the College against that as a Union changes to the pension Universities Superan- period should not be made a total surplus of representative.” scheme. nuation Scheme (USS), affected. nearly £120 million. In total, 24 members In a secret ballot, 76% which would take it from The approach to the Students in support of Council voted for the of Council members in a defined benefit scheme, strike will depend depart- of the paper argued the paper, six voted against, attendance voted to pass in which the employer ment by department, but strikes were necessary and two abstained. a paper that called on pays in contributions up it is likely that teaching for the long-term sus- Sood told Felix: “I’m Sailing Club “elected representatives of to a salary of £55,000, missed would not be tainability of teaching. immensely pleased with take to the ICU to support the UCU to a defined contribution retaught and will be ex- Ariana Sadr-Hashemi, this result, but this is waves position in meetings with scheme, in which the amined in full. Full sets Mental Health Liberation only the start. The Union Cont. pg 3 PAGE 40 FR IDAY, 16 TH FEBRUARY, 2018 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1685 EDITORIAL NEWS [email protected] CONTENTS EDITORIAL 2 On standing together Imperial psychotherapy services to be potentially cut NEWS 3-5 es – Felix Fyl Edit fter six months, ed or our education. How can NEWS of the Improving Access have a knock-on effect on POLITICS 6-7 we’ve finally Fr we expect to have lec- The Felix Team to Psychological Thera- Imperial’s in-house coun- got there: a turers who are motivated Fred Fyles pies (IAPT) programme. selling service, which COMMENT 8-11 Union Council if they’re worried about Editor-in-Chief Editor-in-Chief However the CCG is has been struggling with Asession that was actually what’s going to happen Fred Fyles undergoing further con- student demand over the • SCIENCE 12-13 exciting! This week saw when they retire? How Deputy Editor sultation with practices last few years. another meeting of Union will we attract the best Joanna Wormald Imperial College and therapists, due to the The rationale from TECH 14-15 Council, which opened and the brightest if we • Health Centre could outcry generated by the the Clinical Commis- with a long discussion can’t guarantee them a News Editors see the psychotherapy initial proposal. sioning Group is that the ARTS 17-19 about the upcoming future? When talking Joanna Wormald ICHC, which is located change would improve • services on offer cut strikes, which are set to about salaries in excess of Politics Editors in Prince’s Gardens, is one borough-wide accessi- BOOKS 23 take place later this week. £100k, the College always Avirup Banerjee by up to 60% later this of a number of practices bility – since not all GP For those of you not in say they are needed to get Divyen Vanniasegaram year. that has raised concerns surgeries currently offer FILM 24 the know – obviously the highest quality people • over the changes, which psychotherapy sessions first-time readers of Felix in – why doesn’t that Comment Editors mperial College were initially set to take – and make it easier to Alan Perfect MUSIC 25-27 – these strikes are the apply to everyone? Charlie Titmuss Health Centre effect in March. Under the assess treatment outcomes culmination of long-run- We’re facing the thin • (ICHC) is set to new system, ICHC could and ensure good clinical TV 28 ning debates around end of a short wedge. If Science Editor lose funding for see the amount of psycho- governance. pension pay for university things aren’t done now, Rosie Dutt Ipsychotherapy services therapy it can offer cut by However, clinicians at GAMES 29 workers. • later this year under new 60%. Students and staff, and by us, the future of Tech Editor ICHC have cited potential Previously, most education looks bleak. Tom Mrazek NHS plans. who make up the majority barriers to accessibility, Imperial College Health Centre could see its services cut // Imperial FOOD 30 people working at a uni- version. If you want to portant points raised in the Another important • Under current pro- of ICHC’s patient cohort, as patients may have to versity were guaranteed find out more about it, Council session, which point was raised by Arts Editors posals from the NHS along with local residents, travel further to reach their needs. patients are having to get term covering a range of TRAVEL 31 a certain amount for their then I’d recommend I’ve been pondering someone else in Council, Indira Mallik Central London Clinical may have to go elsewhere appointments. Concerns This move comes as sectioned before they can non-pharmaceutical ther- pension fund. However, speaking to some of your over for a few days. One regarding the nature of JJ Cheng Commissioning Group, to access psychotherapy have also been raised over psychiatry services in the access treatment. A recent apies, is widely used as a Adam Gellatly HANGMAN 32-33 under new plans from lecturers – I’m sure they’ll representative said that a Union. It can be easy • the body responsible for services. the potential impact that NHS are coming under report from the King’s treatment for a number of Universities UK (UUK), have a lot to say about he didn’t feel he could to forget, among all the Books Editors commissioning health Under the new propos- the loss of psychotherapy increasing pressure. Fund showed mental mental health problems, PUZZLES 34 who cite unsustainable the potential changes. support something that debates around room JJ Cheng services, primary care als, ICHC would only be services will have on the The number of patients health budgets were ex- including depression and costs, the scheme will But what came out of would cause disruption space or Bud Light, that Alice Peberdy centres across Westmin- able to offer Cognitive multi-disciplinary team seeking help for mental panding at a much slower anxiety. CBT is one of the SPORTS 37-40 be changed. As a result, • ster may see their budgets Behavioural Therapy the discussion at Council to the students we are a students’ union is, at Music Editors approach offered by health problems like rate than physical therapy most well-known forms, some estimates state that was a vote for the Union supposed to represent, its heart, a collective. It’s for psychotherapy cut at (CBT), and would have the Health Centre. This eating disorders or sub- services, prompting con- but other types include Felix Office Andy Djaba Beit Quad, Prince Consort workers could lose up to officially support the and – while it’s fair to even in the name: union.