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Gerard Boyers

Putting students first. This isn't some catchphrase just to get elected, only to be forgotten under all the personal vendettas and crusades. This isn't some political spin to mask any hidden intent. Students are what the Union should be completely about, yet somehow this isn’t happening.

Too long have we students been left out of the important decisions that affect us. Too long have the Officers been either not doing anything, or just following their personal vendettas. Too long has the Union wrongly been separate to the students that own and run it.

Now we have the opportunity to change all this.

No more bickering over personal politics, just real action on what students need.

I am again running for Non-Portfolio Executive Officer, a position I held for over a year before going on my placement at Microsoft. I am returning to Staffs in difficult times, where students are losing out, and I am determined to make the Union about students again.
 
If elected, I will:

• Work to make the Union transparent, honest and student-led
• Cut the red tape that stops the Union being useful
• Cut the many wastes of money and resources
• Improve two-way communication between the Union and students
• Improve the overall student experience of Staffordshire University
• Put students first
 
Some specific policies I am championing include:

• Giving students input into how the whole University is run
• Giving students the final say in any Union decision
• Enabling students to run their own campaigns on issues they feel strong about, big and small, even if it isn’t a central Union policy
• Understanding and appreciating the diverse student population, not segregating and encouraging racism
• Performing a full financial and governance audit of the Union, to remove waste and excessive bureaucracy
• Ensuring students have access to any academic, financial or personal support they need
• Ensuring students feel empowered, not powerless

If you agree with any of this, vote Gerard your number 1 for Non-Portfolio Executive Officer

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