‘We need boldness in higher education reform, not tuition fee hikes’
Last week, Rachel Reeves caused a stir in the right-wing press. As she prepared to deliver the first…
Universities
‘Labour should go further than the Tories making universities more entrepreneurial’
In an era of rapid technological advancement and global competition, a nation’s ability to innovate is the key…
UCU announces 18 days of industrial action involving 70,000 university staff
The University and College Union has announced that more than 70,000 of its members will strike for 18…
Why university staff voted to strike and what it means for the labour movement
Across universities, the results are in: we are going to strike for better pay, proper pensions and decent…
MPs reject Labour amendment and back “hate speech protection bill”
The higher education (freedom of speech) bill, described by Kate Green as a “bill that amounts to legal…
Unions demand PM reconsider HE cuts to creative and performing arts subjects
Seven trade unions have published an open letter to Boris Johnson calling on him to reconsider proposed funding…
Green demands Tory peer picked to chair universities watchdog resign the whip
Kate Green has called for the former Conservative MP and sitting peer James Wharton to resign the Tory…
Labour: Students paying rent for housing they cannot live in “clearly unjust”
The Labour Party believes it is “clearly unjust” that university students are being forced to pay for accommodation…
Why we are demanding our university decolonise the curriculum
In light of Black History Month last month and the recent events surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement,…
The Covid university chaos shows Labour is right on scrapping tuition fees
Recent data shows a dramatic increase in Covid cases across the country over the last month as students…
