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All the Glyn's horses and all the Glyn's men

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It's been an interesting term at Bath. We've seen activism get up off the sideline having stayed dormant for years, and take it's time in the limelight after revelations around our University's governance and our Vice-Chancellor's pay. After the protest on parade around her pay packet, the release of the HEFCE report, our focus should really be turning to governance. The way Uni is run. The people who sit in those decision making positions. On the 14th of November, I submitted my first FOI, requesting all the membership of all the university committees and council from 2000 to 2017. Exactly 20 working days later, as stated in the terms and conditions of submitting an FOI, I received my reply. And this is what I found. Just before we begin let me be clear: It doesn't look to me like any standing orders of committees have been breached. Nobody appears to have served a longer term than the rules dictate. Similarly, it's not as if Glynis waltzes around