Ross Renton
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Ross Renton is a Scottish
Liberal Democrat
politician and an educationalist. He was a leading figure in student politics until July 2004. He was previously a director of Endsleigh Insurance
Ltd. and chair of NUS Services
Ltd.
Ross Renton's notable areas of work included the establishment of Scotland’s first online student book exchange and a member of the lobby team that brought the current Labour government to within 5 votes of defeat over the Higher Education bill
in 2004.
Renton was elected Treasurer of the NUS in 2003 and led the reforms of the financially troubled National Union of Students. This resulted in the introduction of a new system of affiliation and a restructuring of the organisation. Edinburgh University Students' Association
rejoined NUS after decades of separation due in part to the new affiliation system. The reforms were seen by many as a threat to democracy and in part may have resulted in the depoliticisation of the NUS.
He is currently the prospective parliamentary candidate for Glasgow Shettleston
.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Liberal Democrat
Scottish Liberal Democrats
The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England...
politician and an educationalist. He was a leading figure in student politics until July 2004. He was previously a director of Endsleigh Insurance
Endsleigh Insurance
Endsleigh Insurance is a Cheltenham-based UK insurance intermediary specialising in the student and graduate markets. It is the preferred insurer for several unions and professional associations....
Ltd. and chair of NUS Services
NUS Services
NUS Services Ltd is owned by over 180 Students' Unions and the National Union of Students . It has over 220 Students' Unions as purchasing members...
Ltd.
Ross Renton's notable areas of work included the establishment of Scotland’s first online student book exchange and a member of the lobby team that brought the current Labour government to within 5 votes of defeat over the Higher Education bill
Higher Education Act 2004
The Higher Education Act 2004 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which introduced several changes to the higher education system in the United Kingdom, the most important and controversial being a major change to the funding of universities, and the operation of tuition fees, which...
in 2004.
Renton was elected Treasurer of the NUS in 2003 and led the reforms of the financially troubled National Union of Students. This resulted in the introduction of a new system of affiliation and a restructuring of the organisation. Edinburgh University Students' Association
Edinburgh University Students' Association
Edinburgh University Students' Association provides services, representation and welfare support to matriculated students of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.-Composition:...
rejoined NUS after decades of separation due in part to the new affiliation system. The reforms were seen by many as a threat to democracy and in part may have resulted in the depoliticisation of the NUS.
He is currently the prospective parliamentary candidate for Glasgow Shettleston
Glasgow Shettleston (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Shettleston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
.