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Library shots from ATV Today of student protest c1970. Shots of a political husting underway in which the student union candidates at Leicester (Chris Marriatt, Ken Towl and David Quinn) could present their views. Whitehouse talks to Cherry Knowles who was an undergraduate from 1967-70 about how politics has changed since her era, the outgoing president John Ensall talks about the role and current students are asked if they get involved in politics. Views of the current University of Leicester student union operation which includes a shop and a record shop and has a turn-over of over a million pounds. Shots of posters and banners for the various candidates. Interview with car-park attendant Tony Moran about the changes he's seen at the university since the days of protests and sit-ins. Further shots of the hustings - it is pointed out that any female speakers received sexist wolf whistles from the crowd.
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