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Oxford student vote declared void over 'serious irregularities'

A referendum of students at Oxford University has been declared void, following allegations of serious electoral malpractice during a vote on whether Oxford should remain affiliated with the National Union of Students (NUS). Following the result, which saw the ‘No’ campaign win by a slim margin of 1,652 to 1,780, students raised concerns that a thousand votes had been faked. A committee at Oxford University Student Union (OUSU) later announced that the election was invalid, when it was revealed that around 1,100 ‘spare’ unique voter codes were used online during the referendum. It now appears that around 70 per cent of students voted for the ‘Yes’ campaign. The allegations emerged after weeks of campaigning over whether OUSU should maintain its link with the NUS, the body which represents seven million students across the UK. Following the result last Wednesday, suspicions were raised after an unexpectedly high turnout. Jack Matthews, who led the ‘

Paul Martin Angry About Failure of First Nations Education Bill

Former Prime Minister Paul Martin says he is "very angry" and other Canadians should be too about the federal government's refusal to talk to First Nations about education except on its own terms. "Take a look at all the statements of Minister [Bernard] Valcourt of Minister [John] Duncan before him. It's 'our way or the highway.' Well I can understand why the First Nations got their backs up," he said in an interview with host Evan Solomon on CBC Radio's The House .   Former prime minister Paul Martin says he's angry the First Nations education bill has failed, and he doesn't blame the First Nations chiefs for backing out. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press) On Tuesday, First Nations chiefs voted to reject Bill C-33, the First Nations control of first nations education act. Of the chiefs, 121 voted in favour, none were opposed, and 60 abstained. They also agreed to demand the government withdraw the bill. On Friday, Aboriginal Affai