Students yell and whoop as Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn hits the
stage, proposing an equal society for all.
"Standing up for people and their human rights"
The talk took place in the Mountford Hall at the
University of Liverpool’s student guild last Thursday afternoon, organised by Liverpool Young
Labour and various Labour students.
The array of students that had arrived almost an hour before
Corbyn’s talk could have easily dismantled the proposition that most students are uninterested
in politics. A sell-out of almost 900 tickets within 24 hours confirmed Liverpool’s
support for our new Labour Leader.
Directed by Wirral West MP - Margaret Greenwood and Walton MP - Steve Rotherham, Jeremy Corbyn was cheered onto the podium. Foregrounding the importance of the vote, Corbyn introduced by saying, "if we don’t exercise our
right to vote, if we don’t demand a fairer and equitable political system then
we will lose out" emphasising that collectivism has to live on in our society, "those numbers matter.
Corbyn pressed on to the gravity of maintenance grants,
following a recent student protest in London. He discussed, "If somebody
becomes a good engineer, the trains we travel on will run better. If somebody
becomes a good doctor, our health will be better. Let’s value learning for what
it is and let’s not condemn the arts to endless cuts and closures." Which is encouraging to anyone who supports Labour, especially a school of arts student like myself.
He never swayed his
calm yet demanding stance, even on the front of immigration, slating Cameron’s proposition to let
only 20’000 migrants into the country over a course of five years, which Corbyn said for Labour, is not enough.
Creating a sense of unity seemed important as he began to convey the importance of "standing up for people and their human rights" as they are but mere "fellow human beings who we must reach out to.
Creating a sense of unity seemed important as he began to convey the importance of "standing up for people and their human rights" as they are but mere "fellow human beings who we must reach out to.
Jeremy Corbyn's intense eye contact made everyone feel a sense of belonging and a hope for a better country, a fairer, a more equal and more tolerant place to live.
His humble spirit never wavered as myself and head of LSNews
Elinor Rice went back stage to ask him a few burning questions of our own.
To read full coverage on our interview, click this link - Our Interview with Jeremy Corbyn
By Lucy Bell
(University of Liverpool, Media and Politics student.)
— Harry Anderson (@Guild_Pres) November 5, 2015
To read full coverage on our interview, click this link - Our Interview with Jeremy Corbyn
(University of Liverpool, Media and Politics student.)
Greatness starts here.
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