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The Green Party candidate for Heslington has told the Yorker that there is nothing the Students Union can do about housing rules proposed by the council.
Caleb Wooding told the Yorker that as the proposals had received unanimous support in the council chamber, students could only hope to make the proposals more beneficial for students, rather than getting rid of them completely.
Recognising there was scope for “real damage to students”, the Green Party candidate suggested that the unanimous support from councillors, including two from his own party for the proposals were undeserved, saying that alternatives were “not discussed in enough depth”.
Wooding, a member of the 'No to 9k' group also waded into the debate surrounding University fees, stating that he did not believe the University should be charging £9,000 tuition fees.
He shrugged off allegations that the beneficiaries of this would only be high earners, arguing that students should be more involved in the decision making process with the senior management group.
In this exclusive interview with the Yorker, Caleb admitted that he thinks its “unlikely” that the Green Party would gain control of the council, arguing that it wasn't “what we're trying to do”.
He derided the controlling Lib Dems and the opposition Labour Party for lapsing to a state of competition and point scoring during council meeting.
He instead suggesting that a good showing for the Green Party at the election would mean they would “contribute positively” and bring “less politics” to the council chamber.
Arguing that this election was important for students so that their voice would be heard, Wooding said that scepticism around the University in the city is “sometimes reflected onto students”.
Launching an attack on Labour Councillors in Hull Road, he argued that if students don't vote in these local elections, their politicians wouldn't “serve them like they should”.
Wooding said he felt he was in a strong position to win this week's election, arguing that the Lib Dems didn't have any majority as their vote share was less than 50%, and that students would turn against them owing to national policy on tuition fees.
He described this as “one of the best years to date for the Greens”, particularly as he felt students “haven't forgiven Labour for 13 years in government”.
The interview in full has been posted below.
The Yorker has interviewed all candidates for Heslington. Click here for the interview with Chris Wiggin of Lib Dem and here for the interview with Labour candidate David Levene.
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