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THOUSANDS of students will take to the streets later this year for free education, a coalition of action groups announced yesterday.
A national demonstration against fees and student debt is to be held on November 19, merely a month after the date set by trade unions for their own day of action.
“We are calling this demonstration to take the fight to the government,” said National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) spokeswoman Beth Redmond.
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