Huffington Post: Cuts to Support Disadvantaged Students Would Be Dire
…t university are deeply worrying. At a time when youth unemployment in the UK has reached nearly 1.4million (18.9% of the youth population) and more jobs than ever now require a higher education qualification, it is inconceivable that a government that has championed social mobility would remove critical funding to support students from poorer backgrounds. ‘Government has worked hard to ensure higher fees have not deterred large numbers of student…