Hard evidence of collusion in Oxford!
Pembroke College, Oxford have just released their response to the UUK September survey on #USS pension risk ...
... and it is word-for-word the same as the University of Oxford's!
But it gets worse 😮 ... (THREAD 👇)
Pembroke College, Oxford have just released their response to the UUK September survey on #USS pension risk ...
... and it is word-for-word the same as the University of Oxford's!
But it gets worse 😮 ... (THREAD 👇)
Let's begin by reviewing the evidence.
Pembroke College, Oxford: whatdotheyknow.com/request/466074…
University of Oxford: ox.ac.uk/sites/files/ox…
Pembroke College, Oxford: whatdotheyknow.com/request/466074…
University of Oxford: ox.ac.uk/sites/files/ox…
But it gets worse. The Bursar of Pembroke College claims here to be presenting an authorized institutional view!
He EXCLUDES the majority of members of the Governing Body from decision-making, on the grounds that they are members of the #USS pension!
He EXCLUDES the majority of members of the Governing Body from decision-making, on the grounds that they are members of the #USS pension!
Recall that Oxford's Working Party on Pensions *also* excluded #USS members using this spurious "conflict-of-interest" argument. That argument was decisively overturned at the most recent meeting of Oxford's Council. But the damage was already done ...
So here we have hard evidence of a classic Oxford stitch-up. The executive gets the Personnel Committee to EXCLUDE ordinary academics, to skew the University's response. The Bursar and his pals speak on behalf of the College. And they just copy-and-paste the same survey answers!
If I were a #USS member on the Governing Body at Pembroke, Oxford, I would be fuming. If I were a Pembroke alumnus in academia, likewise.
The College has issued a statement, but it's too little, too late in my opinion: pmb.ox.ac.uk/news/statement…
The College has issued a statement, but it's too little, too late in my opinion: pmb.ox.ac.uk/news/statement…
Pembroke College's Bursar just copied-and-pasted Oxford University's survey response.
Thus, Oxford got extra "votes" to REJECT the level of risk proposed by the USS trustees. This "broke" the Defined-Benefit pension's viability, and led on to the largest strike in #HE history.
Thus, Oxford got extra "votes" to REJECT the level of risk proposed by the USS trustees. This "broke" the Defined-Benefit pension's viability, and led on to the largest strike in #HE history.
IMO, the full Governing Body of Pembroke College should meet without delay, and debate this issue fully. NO member of the Governing Body should be denied suffrage on spurious grounds. Fin.
Addendum: Pembroke College Oxford, have been advertising for a NEW bursar, to start in Feb 2018. (I wonder if this has anything to do with the UUK survey debacle?)
It's a £75k p.a. role - with a USS pension! oct-associates.co.uk/wp-content/upl…
It's a £75k p.a. role - with a USS pension! oct-associates.co.uk/wp-content/upl…
