Students and activists have occupied Westminster Bridge in an emergency protest against last Thursday’s decision to cut maintenance grants. While an opposition day debate is held in the House of Commons approximately 200 protesters demonstrated outside Parliament, blocking traffic across one of London’s busiest bridges and chanting “no grants, no bridge”. Police initially contained the…
In America, students like us march for free education
Teresa Duddy
At the start of the month many of us took to the streets to protest the cost of education in the UK. A week later, our American counterparts did the same with students and graduates from over 100 universities holding demonstrations. Organiser and Northeastern University student Keely Mullens, along with fellow students, expects to graduate…
As it happened: Free Education national demo
London Student
We’re on the streets for the the national free education demonstration, where an expected 10,000 students from universities across the UK have gathered to march on Westminster. John McDonnell makes a speech to the crowd March sets off on time at 12:30 The NUS, Momentum and Unite are among the groups protesting Jeremy Corbyn has…
Three students on why they’re marching for free education on 4 November
Grace Almond
Thousands of students, educators and unions will descend on Malet Street in London tomorrow to call for the scrapping of tuition fees and new immigration laws affecting international students, as well as for the creation of a living grant for students Last year’s demonstration saw around 10,000 people storming Parliament Square, making national headlines. The…