Yesterday's damage caused by protesters at Millbank in London reeks of hypocrisy.
When tuition fees were introduced under a Liebour government the NUS did not cause mayhem outside Liebour Party Headquarters.
The leadership of the NUS at the time wouldn't have wanted to jeopardise its career prospects with Liebour.
A bit of research shows that several ex-Presidents have had high flying careers within Liebour.
Jack Straw was president and went onto become Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary, and Lord High Chancellor while in government.
Charles Clarke went on to become Home Secretary.
Trevor Phillips served as chair of the London Assembly.
Phil Woolas has served as a Home Office Minister.
Maeve Sherlock worked as a SpAd for Gordon Brown and is a Liebour Life Peer.
Stephen Twigg rose through the Liebour ranks to become Minister of State for Schools.
Lorna Fitzsimmons was Liebour MP for Rochdale.
Jim Murphy was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland by Gordon Brown.
Mandy Telford is a SpAd to Tessa Jowell.
It would appear that thanks to his management of the march yesterday, the current NUS president, Aaron Porter will have done his career prospects no favours.
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