“This tuition fee rise isn’t just a policy change, it’s yet another barrier to keep working class students out of education.”
By Niamh Iliff, Student Activist in Nottingham
For so many young people, education is supposed to be a path to empowerment, collective knowledge and development.
After decades of increasing marketisation, both further and higher education has become a commodity that leaves students drowning in debt before they have even set foot into the world of work, more individualised than ever before.
This tuition fee rise isn’t just a policy change, it’s yet another barrier to keep working class students out of education, reminding us that our futures are dependent on debt to those who profit from us. Fundamentally, we must fight for a demarketised and free education system that puts knowledge before profits.
Today at 6.30pm, we’re holding an event that brings together students, trade unionists, organisers and campaigners to discuss how we can effectively fight back. We’ll be sharing ideas, and strategies for building grassroots power and strengthening our collective understanding, making it clear that this fight belongs to all of us. These rising costs affect the working class as a whole, choking off opportunities and pushing education further out of reach.
This is more than just attending the meeting, it’s building the strength to stand up for the next generation. We need every voice, perspective and community to show students are not commodities. Education is not reserved for the wealthy.
Join us, we can only make a different together.
- “No tuition fees rise – rally for free education!” takes place online at 6.30pm Thursday 14th November. Register your place here.
- Niamh Iliff student activist in Nottingham and the NPF WestMids Youth Rep. You can follow her on Twitter/X here.
- The rally is hosted by Arise – A Festival of Left Ideas. You can follow Arise Festival on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter/X; and listen to the Arise Festival podcast on Spotify.
