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Young Greens slam “callous” government over scrapped maintenance grants

Georgia Elander 9 July 2015 Young Greens slam “callous” government over scrapped maintenance grants2015-07-09T18:56:12+01:00 England & Wales No Comment
Photo: William Pinkney-Baird The youth and student wing of the Green Party has criticised the government over its plans to scrap maintenance grants for poorer students, as contained in yesterday's Budget.…
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‘Why we are occupying’: Students occupy LSE to demand liberation of education

Mina B 18 March 2015 ‘Why we are occupying’: Students occupy LSE to demand liberation of education2015-03-18T09:28:42+00:00 England & Wales No Comment
Yesterday, students at LSE began an occupation in their university to demand the liberation of education. Here is their statement on why they have entered into occupation. Photo: Occupy LSE. We…
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Why I occupied Nick Clegg’s office for free education

Minesh Parekh 5 March 2015 Why I occupied Nick Clegg’s office for free education2015-03-27T15:45:25+00:00 Comment No Comment
Yesterday, along with The Free University of Sheffield, I occupied Nick Clegg’s office. The reasons for doing this are several, probably obvious, but always worth repeating: Nick Clegg & the Liberal Democrats…
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Labour’s tuition fee pledge shows just how bleak politics has become

Bradley Allsop 2 March 2015 Labour’s tuition fee pledge shows just how bleak politics has become2015-03-10T01:03:03+00:00 Comment 1 Comment
Students protest for free education in London, 19 November 2014. Photo: William Pinkney-Baird. It is often said that the electorate has a short memory, a saying that Labour is clearly…
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Lowering tuition fees to £6000 ignores the problems of student debt

Robbie Lee 27 February 2015 Lowering tuition fees to £6000 ignores the problems of student debt2015-03-10T01:03:14+00:00 Comment No Comment
Robbie Lee, a 15-year-old member of Manchester Young Greens, on why Labour’s promise to lower tuition fees to £6000 is not enough. Students protest in support of free education, 19…
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Chapman Wins Aberdeen on Pledge to Defend Tenants

Ric Lander 15 November 2014 Chapman Wins Aberdeen on Pledge to Defend Tenants2014-11-21T18:21:51+00:00 News No Comment
Co-convenor of the Scottish Greens and Bright Green Special Contributor Maggie Chapman has been elected Rector of the University of Aberdeen by a huge majority. Her campaign was spearheaded by…
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5 reasons to march for Free Education on November 19th

Bradley Allsop 11 November 2014 5 reasons to march for Free Education on November 19th2015-03-11T00:39:42+00:00 Comment No Comment
On November 19th, at midday in Central London, thousands of people from across the country will join the march for free education, organised by a coalition of student organisations. Here…
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Bring back national service!

Gilbert Ramsay 18 May 2012 Bring back national service!2012-05-18T09:00:46+01:00 *Society* 9 Comments
Having recently read Will Self’s light-hearted call for a return to the draft, I would like to suggest a modest proposal of my own for a new British levee en…
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The real silent majority

EddBauer 23 February 2012 The real silent majority2012-02-23T12:30:30+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* 4 Comments
NUS conference is coming up. Motions are being; drafted, circulated, proposed and seconded all the across the country. However, soon many of these excellent motions will fall foul of the…
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The bill is gone but the fight is on

EddBauer 24 January 2012 The bill is gone but the fight is on2012-01-24T20:00:35+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* 1 Comment
We need to step up our game on the White Paper; the government is no longer going to do the work of defeating it for us. They were about to…
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