We Need to Free Our Education From Neoliberal Thinking
Photo: pixabay user 'padrinan', Creative Commons 0 license In the past couple of years, the Government has created a programme with the aim of 'raising aspirations' for Higher Education…
WHAT ARE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITIES MADE OF? – BEYOND TUITION FEES #6
Photo Credit: Rowan Gavin It is a time of extraordinary potential for change in UK Higher Education. Labour’s promise to end tuition fees has defied the critics and united…
THE FUTURE OF STUDENTS’ UNIONS – BEYOND TUITION FEES #4
Photo Credit: Rowan Gavin It is a time of extraordinary potential for change in UK Higher Education. Labour’s promise to end tuition fees has defied the critics and united…
THOUGHTS FROM THE FRONTLINE OF MARKETISATION – BEYOND TUITION FEES #3
Photo Credit: Rowan Gavin It is a time of extraordinary potential for change in UK Higher Education. Labour’s promise to end tuition fees has defied the critics and united…
Greens, pay attention: antisemitism is not just Labour’s problem
In 2012 Corbyn expressed concern about the removal of this East London mural, featuring antisemitic imagery. Image: Fair Use. Hundreds of Jewish people gathered in Parliament Square on 26 March…
A TRULY RADICAL NUS – BEYOND TUITION FEES #2
Photo from the recent NUS conference stage occupation. Photo credit: Rebecca Chapman It is a time of extraordinary potential for change in UK Higher Education. Labour’s promise to end…
Beyond Tuition Fees – Higher Education in a Post-Fees World
Photo Credit: Rowan Gavin Politics is in a very different place than a few years ago. Radical change feels possible, tangible, close. The Labour Party’s pledge to scrap tuition…
Report from NUS conference, 2018
The occupation on the NUS conference stage. Photo credit: Rebecca Chapman The National Union of Students conference kicked off in Glasgow last week, with delegates representing students from across…
Brexit is too dangerous to be left in the hands of the Brexiteers
Trying to reverse a democratic decision made at the ballot box is a waste of time and resources. Worse than that, it risks handing over the negotiations to the…
How investing in communities can be a vehicle for progressive change
How do we build strong communities in such large cities? Photo credit: pixabay user 'photomat' CC0 license Do you feel like you live in a good community, where people…