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Reintroduction of maintenance grants reignites calls for free higher education
“The reality is that young people are finding the finances very, very difficult.”
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The European countries where university education is free
Not having to pay tuition fees might be a thing of the past in England, but a number of European nations still offer access to free university education.
Tuition fees: How the left has responded to Keir Starmer’s U-turn
The Labour leader has said the party will 'move on' from a commitment to abolish tuition fees
Student finance overhaul extensively condemned for punishing poorer and marginalised students
‘This government parrots the language of levelling up, but these proposals are classist, ableist and racist: they target those from marginalised communities, and seek to gatekeep education.’
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'.
Free tuition fees benefit society as a whole, not just students
We should invest in education because it improves society