Why the government must abolish tuition fees and write off student debt
‘The aim was to shift state expenditure and debt on to low and middle income households, and create space for tax cuts for corporations and the rich’
‘The aim was to shift state expenditure and debt on to low and middle income households, and create space for tax cuts for corporations and the rich’
1 in 4 disadvantaged learners could be deprived of a higher education place
The Tories announce their new immigration policy just after the Prime Minister is found to have broken the law.
‘It is reasonable to conclude that the government’s proposals for grade-conditional loans are deliberately discriminatory towards students from poor backgrounds.’
“The injustice is simply outstanding” says the National Union of Students on government proposal to slash the amount graduates must earn before repaying student loans.
‘In March 2021, the outstanding student debt was around £141bn’.
Scrapping tuition fees would only penalise working class taxpayers. Labour should focus on reducing inequality in education instead.
Theresa May is silent on yet more student debt. What happened to ‘sharing prosperity’?
Scrapping grants for poor students ‘saddles our children with debt’
The poorest 40 per cent of students in England will graduate from a three-year course with debts of up to £53,000