Candidate Profile: Thomas Banks

Position contesting: President

Who do you think you are?

“I’m a third year Law student with a passion for mediocrity. I once starred in OMD’s Walking on the Milky Way music video. I really love garlic bread but hate the napkins underneath them. I also likes music, books and life in general.

I want to make your life slightly more comfortable, from your trips to the courtyard right the way through to your everyday library experience. These are the things you REALLY care about.”

What’s your Vision?

“I’ll make changes from top to bottom, up to down, left to right, inside to out. I’ll make sure you can read whatever you like in the newspapers on campus, or buy whatever publication you like. I’ll make sure the library is an adequate temperature and not too bright. I’ll make sure there’s no more pesky napkins underneath the garlic bread in the Courtyard. I’ll do my best to get bendy buses back to York. I’ll introduce a sorting hat to decide your college when you come to University. And if you’re already here, we’ll reassess your college immediately upon my election.

My vision for York is one that makes your life comfortable. You came to university to study hard, so the least you deserve is a comfortable surrounding. That’s my plan. I want you to be able to relax, enjoy yourself and do the best you can.”