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Imperial UCU passes motion of no confidence in Alice Gast and Muir Sanderson

The Imperial branch of the UCU have passed a motion of no-confidence in the President and the CFO

Imperial Ucu
Imperial Ucu
Imperial Ucu

In a meeting of branch members on Thursday, a motion of no confidence was held against Professor Alice Gast and CFO Muir Sanderson, in relation to their confession to bullying members of staff. This story is still underway and will be updated when more information becomes available.

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Since the removal of Venezuela’s autocratic leader, Nicolas Maduro, by an American task force in January, President Donald Trump has vociferously called for oil companies to rekindle their commercial ties with the embattled petrostate. Although many have been reluctant to “take the oil”, baulking at high upfront investments to

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