"The time has come to offer our thanks to one of the best Presidents this Union has had for a long time. The enormous amount of work he has done, the countless committees he has headed, the energy he has contributed to the general running of the Union have all undoubtedly improved the welfare of the Leeds student."
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Editorial in Leeds Student, signed by Dacre (late-1960s) praising Leeds University Union president Jack Straw, later a Labour Foreign Secretary, cited in "After Daily Mail attack on young Ralph Miliband, here's what a teen Paul Dacre thought about the world" Press Gazette (3 October 2013)
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