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As a matter of grave concern, I would like to alert you to a practice which seems to be acceptable at the Potterrow- that is the door staff taking cash back handers in return for a queue jump escort. Last night (Saturday, Big Cheese), the door staff implemented the one in one out policy around 11.30pm. We then proceeded to wait for around an hour, during which time we saw at least half a dozen students exchange cash with a bouncer in return for q-jump and
immediate entry. I did quiz one of the door staff, who seemed to be a big fan of the practice, who responded "give me 20 and your straight in’’ (from a party of 3). Apparently finding this quite hysterical, his little female sidekick (a member of EUSA staff ) then added her two penneth with ‘’call it 10 and good things will come your way’’. However tempting, we declined and opted for Teviot as a matter of principle. I think it is an absolute disgrace that this is happening on EUSA premises. Essentially, those that can afford to flaunt their cash are recieving preferential treatment at a UNION
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(somewhat ironic), and those that can’t are having to make way for the self-entitled whims of these people. It is not fair and it should not be happening. It is not a one off either, so when EUSA do email me back thanking me for ‘’alerting them to the situation’’, that it violates ‘’EUSA policy’’, and it will be ‘’dealt with’’- they will be told the same. I hope you see this as a substantial violation of EUSA's duty to the student body and are prepared to alert your readership, and EUSA, to this issue on a bigger scale than I am able to do so. Kirsty McGriffin Jones
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