“Michael’s clear intelligence and passion is tempered by a gentle humour and a lot of gravitas. In working with him recently on a University Review Panel I found him to be calm, balanced, diplomatic and very clear in his reasoning. Michael is evidently very passionate about what he does and goes out of his way to reach out to different student groups. He is a very hard working, thoughtful and motivated individual. He is committed to the task of representing all students in the fight for education and democracy at all levels, and I am delighted to recommend him”