A New Governor?

Given the fight that some members of the Students Union have put up against the new chair of the Governing Council, I wonder how they might respond to one of their own ascending to the conclave? Former LSESU General Secretary Martin Lewis announced on his blog that he was being considered for a spot on the schools governing body.

Lewis, who graduated in 1994 and served as GenSec the following year, has gained some fame since that time by appearing on several TV shows and operating a popular personal finance site and blog, moneysavingexpert.com.  He recalls his time at the LSE as formative, as well as containing plenty of partying, but also notes his chairing a discussion between the Israeli ambassador and the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s European delegation (maybe his expertise could be brought to bear on the current state of discussion in the SU?) and his subsequent championing of student finance education.

He could well be a useful ally to the students on a board that is heavy on lawyers and businessmen, although he’d be far from the only alumnus. How will the SU react? I would only presume positively.