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Cedric Poon

Imperial College Union President

I'm not here to promise you anything. In fact, there’s nothing to be given. Imperial has taken too much from me, from us, to pretend their hush money is a generosity.

What’s the point of making twenty inclusive and equity events, when international students are paying 4 times more just because of the colour of their skin. What’s the point of having 5% more UROP funding when they increase our tuition fee by 8% every year. What’s the point of having a petition with 5461 people signed, hating the logo, just so they can gloat about all the positive feedback they received in a newsletter that no one reads.

What's the point of having another personality-less NPC “As an AI language model” ahh Union President if they just end up kissing Imperial's cake. Do you remember the name of the current president? Do you remember what changed since they got elected? Me neither. No, we need Imperial to know they can't keep getting away with this. We need them to know they can’t do whatever they want while pretending everything’s fine. Get me elected, and I’ll make the whole system a dumpster fire.

Imperial has gotten too comfortable without an opp, too used to people playing along with their hypocrisy. I’m not here to promise you a better future, or any future at all. I’m by no means competent. I’m here purely out of spite. I’m here to be a pain in the ahh, and you’re going to help me.