and hold events and discussions designed at highlighting issues relevant to them to the wider Labour Students movement. Campaigning SLS members are involved in election campaigning in Scotland and across the UK, and the organisation mobilises its members to take part in campaigns in marginal seats across the country. In addition to this, for the first time in 2007/08 SLS ran its own issue-based priority campaign. 'Changing Perceptions - Homelessness' intended to challenge the perception young people have of the homeless in Scotland. In 2008 SLS ran a Pro Choice Lobbying Campaign against attempts during the passage of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill by Conservative Party MP Nadine Dorries to reduce the upper limit for abortions to 20 weeks from the current 24 weeks of pregnancy. Her amendment was defeated by 332 votes to 190, with a separate 22-week limit opposed by 304 votes to 233 - with MPs continuing to support the 24-week limit. SLS are also actively involved in opposing the Scottish National Party plans to introduce a Local Income Tax which SLS claim would hit students who have to work to support themselves while studying. As of 2014 SLS officially supports the return of the post-study work visa and free education. The SLS priority campaign for 2019/20 is the unionisation of workers in student unions across Scotland. List of Chairs 1967: Robin Cook 1976: Robin Wales 1978: David Smith 1979: Margaret Curran 1980: John Boothman 1981: Geoff Norris 1982: Paul Robertson 1984: Sarah Boyack 1985: Susan Deacon 1986: Pat McFadden 1987: Paul Greatrix 1988: Billy Halliday 1992: Jason Wassell 1994: Joanne Milligan 1997: Gregg McClymont 1998: Alex Foulkes 2001: Blair McDougall 2002: Blair McDougall* 2002: Gemma Doyle & John Woodcock 2003: Adam Hug 2004: Neil Bibby 2005: Kenny Young 2006: Kenny Young 2007: Victoria Jamieson 2008: Jillian Merchant 2009: Dean Carlin 2010: Ross MacRae 2011: Ross MacRae 2011: Mary Roberts 2012: Lewis Miller 2013: Stephen Donnelly 2014: Oliver Milne 2015: Erin Mulhatton 2016: Pippa Weaver 2017: Kate Shaw Nelson 2018: Kirsten Muat 2019: Andrew Wilson (resigned mid-term after majority of University Labour Clubs voted no confidence in leadership) 2019: Mariam Shaaban (elected following Andrew Wilson's resignation) 2020: Mariam Shaaban (resigned mid-term) 2020: Lottie Doherty (Interim Chair) 2021: Daniel Deery 2022: Solomon Cuthbertson Note: Blair McDougall served two terms because the Youth and Student Conference was cancelled following the death of Scotland's First Minister, Donald Dewar. External