Sean Wallis – for UCU Vice President
For a stronger and more democratic UCU led by ordinary members
Introduction The supposedly 'irresistible' rise of Reform in the face of disappointment with Labour was yesterday (26 February 2026) stopped in Gorton and Denton by a surge to the Green Party. I wrote this opinion piece for the Times Higher Education a week ago in response to the question above, but they declined to publish… Continue reading How can we defend Higher Education in the face of ‘Reform UK’?
Christina Paine and Sean Wallis in conversation Christina is the branch chair of London Met UCU. She is standing for election in London & the East in the UCU elections. Christina: Sean, what would you say are the priorities for UCU in the fight for secure contracts and decent employment conditions right now? Sean: The… Continue reading How can we take the fight over casualisation forward?
What the USS strike of 2018 tells us about the union today Introduction When Higher Education becomes a market, every Vice Chancellor and Senior Management Team see every other university as their competition. When they invest in campuses speculatively, and risk fortunes won and lost in the Great University Gamble, the sector enters a period… Continue reading USS 2018: ‘The fight of our lives’