Opinion
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'
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Prof Prem Sikka: Why the government needs to abolish tuition fees and write off student debt
'In March 2021, the outstanding student debt was around £141bn'.
I’m a student from a low-income background – and I support tuition fees. Labour should too
Scrapping tuition fees would only penalise working class taxpayers. Labour should focus on reducing inequality in education instead.
Scrapping maintenance grants is Tory class war on poor students
Theresa May is silent on yet more student debt. What happened to 'sharing prosperity'?
Theresa May’s Tories love debt when it comes to student loans
Scrapping grants for poor students 'saddles our children with debt'
IFS warns of the cost of scrapping the maintenance grant
The poorest 40 per cent of students in England will graduate from a three-year course with debts of up to £53,000