‘We need to make a principled leftwing intervention into NUS’: interview with Hattie Craig, candidate for VP Higher Education
William Pinkney-Baird interviews Hattie Craig, standing for NUS Vice President for Higher Education, in the first of a series of interviews with some of the left-wing candidates for the NUS…
Why students should campaign for fossil fuel divestment
Glasgow students campaigning for divestment from fossil fuels. In October 2014, Glasgow University became the first university in the UK to commit to fossil fuel divestment. Photo: Ric Lander. Students…
‘Why we are occupying’: Students occupy LSE to demand liberation of education
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…
Why I occupied Nick Clegg’s office for free education
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…
What’s next for the student movement in 2015? 7 student leaders give their thoughts
2014 has been a big year for the student movement, potentially the turning point in the development of a radicalised, organised student culture (see my top 6 highlights of 2014 for the…
Dozens of campuses take part in free education day of action
This report was written by Fiona Edwards of the Student Assembly Against Austerity. It was originally published here. On Wednesday (3 December) dozens of campuses across the country took part in…
5 reasons to march for Free Education on November 19th
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…
BREAKING: Glasgow students win Fossil Fuel Divestment
Climate Action Society in the quadrangle of Glasgow Uni, March 2014. Image: Ric Lander. After a relentless and inspiring campaign students at the University of Glasgow have won university divestment…
Young Greens plan week of action against university pay inequality
The Young Greens are planning actions at campuses across the country as part of a national week of action against pay inequality at UK universities. The youth branch of the…
How Do We Stop The Student Loan Book Sell-Off?
The Gown student newspaper, November 1995. NUS call for a bank boycott over student loan privatisation plans. Not content with attacking current and future students, the Coalition government now…