Dr Karma Nabulsi comments on Universitys vote of no confidence in David Willetts MP
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Karma Nabulsi, together with co-authors David Barclay (head of the Oxford University Student Union) and Robert Gildea (Faculty of History), had an article published on 8 June in the Comment is Free column of The Guardian on the University of Oxfords vote of no confidence in the current Minister of State for Universities and Science.
This is only the beginning, the article said, It was, of course, a small vote in a university town, but the role Oxford plays in the rich history and traditions of this country, as well as its contemporary significance as the educator of educators, means that when it gets it right, it can both capture and reflect a nationally held sentiment. And it certainly got it right on Tuesday afternoon. Like all universities indeed like any local or national institution Oxford University is a country all its own. So when the landslide vote 283 to 5 was announced in the Sheldonian theatre, the eruptions of joy could be heard both inside and outside the room and the ripples continue until this minute, right across the country and on the internet... The no-confidence campaign is an entirely positive campaign, and celebrates the best spirit of the country. Standing together against the destructive policies currently directed against our universities gave us a chance to come together, make new friends, and rediscover and reconfirm the values we all share. This is only the beginning.
