Universities: free speech for some, clamp-down on protests for us
Adam Powell Davies, Socialist Students national organiser The Labour government has announced that it will implement new rules aimed at ‘protecting free speech’ on university campuses. Under the new legislation – originally drawn up by the previous Tory government – the Office for Students will gain powers to investigate and potentially fine universities over complaints…
Senedd: Greens drop free education pledges
Ben Golightly, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) candidate in Gwyr Abertawe (Swansea and Gower) The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition candidates are now the only ones in the Welsh Senedd election standing up for young people. In 2021, Plaid Cymru promised an immediate £1,500 reduction in fees for Welsh-domiciled students at Welsh universities –…
Student loan interest capped, but we still can’t afford it!
Scrap the debt, we need funding not fees Becca Bayman, Liverpool Socialist Students Keir Starmer’s government has announced that interest rates on student loans will be capped at 6% from September 2026. This decision is intended to calm growing outrage among students and graduates facing the rising cost of higher education. This small concession falls…
Sheffield students protest against war on Iran
Tilde Resare, Sheffield Socialist Students Socialist Students Sheffield organised a demonstration against Trump and Netanyahu’s bombings and imperialist escalation in the Middle East. This is the first demo we’ve organised. From this, we got the contact details of several people interested in Socialist Students. Our campaign started following our International Women’s Day discussion, which focused…
York students protest against sexual harassment
York Socialist Students members Students at York St John’s University protested against sexual harassment, after a number of recent incidents in the student union bar. As indicated by a number of students who spoke, these incidents are but the tip of the iceberg. To loud chants of “shame”, students spoke of even worse incidents of…
Join Socialist Students on the Together demo
The need to combat racism and the far-right is urgent. Nigel Farage’s racist right-populist Reform UK is currently leading in most polls. In the Summer, 100,000 people turned out to far-right activist Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ demonstration in London. In response, Together – a new anti-far right alliance – has called a national demonstration…
MPs squabble over ‘fairness’ of student loans
Socialists say scrap fees, cancel all student debt, take the wealth off the super-rich Adam Harmsworth, Coventry Socialist organizer The student debt crisis is back in the news after MPs launched an inquiry into Labour’s decision to freeze the repayment threshold for over 5 million graduates on Plan 2 loans. Plan 2 loans were created…
Students ask: ‘How can we stop this war?’
Adam Gillman, Socialist Students Socialist Students organised a campaign stall opposing Donald Trump’s war in the Middle East at KCL uni in central London. Lots of people queued up to take leaflets, hungry for ideas on how to stop this devastating conflict. There were lots of conversations on why this war is taking place. A…
Labour plan to cancel equalising minimum wage for young people
Dean Young, Liverpool Socialist Students organizer Many young people expected Starmer’s New Labour government would be a change from the Tories but not even two years in, our situations are much worse despite Labour’s election pledges. Youth unemployment has gone up to 16.1% in February, the highest rate in five years. And another U-turn appears…
Socialist Students conference: Preparing for the new era full of opportunities
“We truly are in unprecedented times” – these were the opening words of the 2026 Socialist Students conference in Manchester. On Saturday 14 February, over 80 student activists from across England and Wales battled train cancellations and a cost-of-studying crisis to come and debate what can be done to combat crisis-ridden capitalism on and off campus. Kicking…
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