Demonstration against tuition fees
Hundreds of students from Lincoln demonstrated against the proposed cuts to education funding, to coincide with the National Walkout against tuition fees.
Lincoln's Premier Student Newspaper
Hundreds of students from Lincoln demonstrated against the proposed cuts to education funding, to coincide with the National Walkout against tuition fees.
Marcell Grant, The Linc's reporter, was one of the 50,000 in London for the NUS and UCU demo on Wednesday, November 10th. He offers a different perspective on the day's…
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Around 300 students and university staff from Lincoln joined over 50,000 protesters in London to take part in a national demonstration against rising tuition fees.
Chris Charnley, Lincoln Students' Union president, has labelled Karl McCartney, Lincoln's Tory MP, "uneducated" about higher education.
Going to university in 2012? Start saving now, because you're looking at the prospect of £9k fees. The University of Lincoln has already said it will be charging more.
595 University of Lincoln students and staff are traveling to London for the demonstration on November 10th. The deadline for signing up has now passed.
Karl McCartney hints that he would support a higher cap on fees in an interview with The Linc, though he stopped short of explicitly stating his position.
Nick Clegg has confirmed that the coalition will keep tuition fees capped, with the likely cap being around £7,000 per year.
Scott Wheeler thinks Nick Clegg lied to his Sheffield constituents, many of whom are students, about his stance on tuition fees -- and that he'll pay for it come 2015.