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27 July 2010 New Private University Approved by Government 
David Willetts, Universities Minister - photo Mail on Sunday - photo University of Bedfordshire |
The Con Dem government's agenda for universities, as well as huge cuts, include throwing open the doors to the creation of private universities... By
27 July 2010 Detained socialists released by police following attack by thugs at university 
DSM organised lecture boycott - photo DSM |
Attackers and backers must be brought to justice - For an open, democratic investigation!... By Taiwo Hassan Soweto, Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI in Nigeria)
21 July 2010 Mass Campaign needed to Defend Education 
Students and young people are now facing a savage onslaught of attacks from a government determined to make ordinary people pay for the economic crisis... By Claire Laker Mansfield Socialist Students Organiser
23 July 2010 Youth and students: organise to fight for a future 
Youth Fight for Jobs March through Barking - photo YFJ |
After New Labour's axe men began the education cuts, the Con-Dem butchers seem to have been let loose with a chainsaw. ... By Matt Dobson
21 July 2010 Dear signatories to the national campaign for a national demonstration against fees and cuts 
anti fees demo - photo Spiky |
Students and young people are now facing a savage onslaught of attacks from a government determined to make ordinary people pay for the economic crisis...
15 July 2010 Lib Dems propose student graduate tax 
28 November , photo Sarah Wrack |
Students must fight for free education: The Lib Dem Business and Skills secretary, Vince Cable, has asked the higher education funding review, chaired by Lord Browne, to consider his proposal of a graduate tax as an alternative to higher tuition fees.... By Matt Dobson
14 July 2010 Release Nigerian Socialist Students - Solidarity needed 
DSM organised lecture boycott - photo DSM |
The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) condemns in absolute terms the latest physical attacks on our members at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife by the pro-management students' union officers and thugs in connivance ... By Segun Sango, General Secretary, Democratic Socialist Movement (Socialist Students sister organisation in Nigeria)
Socialist Students has a long record of building solidarity for our comrades in Nigeria and for education activists at the university mentioned in the article. See DSM website here
14 July 2010 NUS anti-cuts conference 
CDF demo 25 Feb 2009, photo Spiky |
Action needed: On 29 June, the National Union of Students (NUS) held a hastily organised conference to discuss the massive cuts looming in higher education....
25 June 2010
Campaign to Defeat Fees contingent on anti-fees demonstration, 25 February, photo Rob Sutton |
Sign the petition for a national demonstration against cuts and fees on 20 October...
30 June 2010 Students say no to rip-off graduation ceremony 
Huddersfield on the march , photo Monique |
While Socialist Students at Huddersfield University set up a protest against graduation ceremony charges on a busy open day on 17 June, we were informed by the president of the student union that the vice chancellor and his d... By Chris Parkin and Nicola Blanchfield Huddersfield Socialist Students
30 June 2010 No to cuts in EMA! 
Hull FE students on Youth Fight for Jobs demo , photo YFJ |
One place where the Con-Dem axe looks set to fall is on the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) scheme. ... By Rae Lewis Ayling Youth Fight for Jobs College Organiser
24 June 2010 If the NUS don't act we will! Youth Fight for Jobs and Socialist Students 
november 28, photo Sarah Wrack |
Open letter to anti cuts campaigns and activists and fighting student unions: Our generation faces unprecedented attacks on education. Already the cuts slaughter began by New Labour in universities, is being extended by the new CON-DEM...
23 June 2010 Protesting at Iain's Dickensian Society 
IDS protest - photo Waltham Forest Guardian |
ON FRIDAY 18 June, Youth Fight for Jobs held a demonstration outside the MP surgery of Iain Duncan Smith (IDS), former Conservative party leader and current Secretary of State for Work and Pensions... By Stephen Turnbull Waltham Forest Youth Fight for Jobs
23 June 2010 Budget offers no relief for youth and students 
Hull yfj on the March may 1 (Hull) , photo yfj yorkshire |
Ben Robinson, Youth Fight for Jobs Chair, said "This government have abolished the Future Jobs Fund with no replacement... By
18 June 2010 Sussex management backs down from compulsory redundancies 
Sussex Demo and Police , photo Anja Bergland |
the struggle continues : Most of the planned 115 job cuts at Sussex will no longer be compulsory, but voluntary redundancies...
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No to all top up and
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For universal free
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The introduction of a
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For an immediate raising
of the EMA to £60 a week as a step towards an EMA which all students can live
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Write off all student
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For fully funded
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Support
of struggles of education unions and workers for better conditions and pay
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to cuts and closures of courses, departments and facilities
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quality housing for students and all sections of society
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campaigning, democratic National Union of Students
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hour as a step towards a living wage for all. For Trade Union rights
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build a democratic anti war movement in schools, colleges, universities,
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