Tag: student politics

Debt, Markets and Pepe: The Reactionary Face of LSE’s Student Body
Universities were once a hotbed of radical politics, with on campus strikes enjoying broad support from students. But the markestisation of higher education, and the coercive power of debt, is quickly eroding this legacy, at LSE and beyond.
What Is a Union For?
Sunday Long Read: Just part of the fallout of the recent NUS conference has been a conservative-led wave of calls for SUs to disaffiliate. At its root is a battle over the very purpose of a union.
5 Student Strikes That Show How Students Can Win
Who cares if students don't go to class? With the idea of a student strike being pushed onto the UK student movement agenda, it's a good time to look at some examples from around the world.
Access, Intersectionality, Autonomy: What the NUS’s Misuse of Language Means for the Left
NUS conference is around the corner, and student activists and bureaucrats of varying stripes will undoubtedly wage war against one another once again. In recent years some key concepts from the radical left have gained traction with the NUS mainstream, but what does that mean for the left?
7 Reflections on the National Demo for #FreeEducation
Wednesday's national demonstration for free education could have gone either way. As it stands, people are excited that it may now be the spark for a new student movement that will fight for - and crucially, could win - free education.
What Happened At The National Demo for #Free Education
Craig McVegas reports from the largest student demo since the famous 2010 revolts against the trippling of tuition fees.
4 Nails in the Coffin of the NUS
While campuses across the country are gearing up for the national free education demonstration on 19 November, the National Union of Students leadership has dramatically pulled its support in spite of the wishes of its national executive committee and those organising the march. While many were angered by the U-turn, few experienced activists could claim to be surprised.