well ) ▁voted ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁strike , ▁emer ging ▁in ▁the ▁‘ day ▁of ▁protest ’ ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁attended ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 ▁students . ▁The ▁students ▁held ▁a ▁meeting , ▁determ ining ▁that ▁they ▁wanted ▁a ▁‘ polit ical ▁economy ’ ▁course , ▁combining ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁ins ights ▁from ▁H eter odox ▁economic ▁thought . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁Pat ▁M ills , ▁a ▁reader ▁in ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁account ing , ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁official ▁enqu iry . ▁M ills ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁Department ▁of ▁Political ▁Econom y ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁best ▁solution , ▁given ▁that ▁the ▁econom ics ▁department ▁were ▁unw illing ▁to ▁facil itate ▁the ▁changes ▁to ▁course ▁content ▁suggested ▁by ▁staff ▁and ▁students . ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁econom ics ▁resolved ▁to ▁end or se ▁the ▁M ills ▁committee ▁find ings ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁Joan ▁Robinson ▁would ▁come ▁to ▁speak ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁at ▁the ▁Wal lace ▁L ect ure ▁Theatre ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁economy ▁movement . ▁ ▁Mal col m ▁Turn b ull ▁would ▁emer ge ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁as ▁a ▁key ▁‘ medi ator ’ ▁of ▁the ▁dispute , ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁retain ing ▁a ▁un ited ▁econom ics ▁department , ▁to ▁no ▁avail . ▁The ▁Stud ents ’ ▁Represent ative ▁Council ▁( S RC ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁under ▁the