Straw: 'Sorry'
A HUMBLE WILL Straw has seen the error of his ways, as he wrote in a private email to OUSU colleagues. His shaky position in the face of extensive internal opposition was further challenged by the surprise resignation at the end of last term of five of the ten members of OUSU Executive Council due to alleged misconduct by the President and by VP (Finance), Sean Sullivan.
In the email, which was sent to all the in-coming and out-going Executive Officers, Straw wrote: "I want you all to realise that I have done a lot of serious soul-searching over the last few days and realise that a lot has to change in my interpretation of the job of president."
He also accepted "ultimate responsibility" for what he acknowledged as a "rupture between executive officers and sabbatical officers" that culminated in the five resignations.
9th Jan 2003