Sheffield, Manchester, Brighton: students fight clampdowns
At the time of writing the statement organised by the Student Cost of Living Campaign calling on the University of Sheffield to drop ongoing investigations and proceedings, and end the use of private investigators against student protesters, has 350 signatures. The last Sheffield University Student Union Council passed a motion passed condemning the securitisation of campus, the university’s disproportionate response to activists, and the intimidating environment it created. We’re still waiting, however, for public statement from the Student Union, or from its officers, on the recently...