Democracy & Development

James Varney

Vice President for Democracy & Development

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As VP Democracy & Development, I will be working closely with all areas of the student body to make sure they are listened to and represented by the SU.

This will involve working with SU outlets to ensure they keep students as the focus of everything they do and maintaining high democratic standards on students' political engagement with the SU by making the channels for engagement as accessible as possible.

Course:

Politics and International Studies Graduate

Hometown:
Addingham, West Yorkshire

Fun fact about me:

For my election campaign, I promised to run 1km for every 25 votes with the Run Club - current progress 0/135km!

My role and what I hope to achieve this year: 
As VP Democracy & Development, I hope to achieve:

As VP Democracy and Development, I'm responsible for maintaining the SU's democratic structures, the development of our commercial outlets, and sustainability! 

• An SU that works for you 

• Upgrades to the Duck and SU South 

• New SU website 

• Implement the governance review, and pay PTOs 

• Better Buses and Accommodation 

• Continue lobbying Stagecoach for a better service 

• Affordable on-campus accommodation 

• Support for students off-campus 

• Sustainability and Liberation 

• Hold the University to account on the climate crisis 

• Review SU partnerships and ethical finance 

• Networks for marginalised students