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Students held protests on campuses across Britain yesterday to expose secretive government plans to let privateers squeeze profits from debt-laden graduates.
Actions organised by the Student Assembly Against Austerity to sound the alarm over the sell-off of student loan debt took place at over 25 universities and colleges.
Students were warned that tuition fees could rise after they graduate if privateers are allowed to raise interest rates.
Cuts are sweeping campuses as cash-strapped universities slash staff and politicians fail to act on a growing funding emergency. VINCE MILLS reports
Almost half of universities face deficits, merger mania is taking hold, and massive fee hikes that will lock out working-class students are on the horizon, write RUBEN BRETT, PAUL WHITEHOUSE and DAN GRACE