Screengrab from Last Week Tonight feature on Trump University, fair use.
Ahead of the protest called by the NUS and UCU on Saturday, 19 November, two speakers at a 'United for Education' rally on Wednesday night give their thoughts on what’s wrong with the Higher Education Bill and why staff and students should oppose it.
The underlying objective of the HE Bill, which is currently working its way through parliament, is to facilitate a neoliberal, market-led model for higher education. The Bill represents a fundamental attack on the whole public university system. It will undermine the independence of academic research, instrumentalise teaching, drive up debt and devalue degrees.
