David Lammy, the Minister for Innovation, Universities and Skills, has this week come out in support of a scheme for compulsory civic service for students. Based on a report by the think tank Demos, university students would be required to complete 100 hours of community service in return for the state subsidy of their...
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Government want students to do community service – and pay for it themselves
Labour are losers when it comes to university funding
When a university student leaves education, most will have thousands of pounds worth of debt. Tuition fee loans and maintenance loans all add up to a pretty hefty sum of money. We will all, or the majority of us at least, be sent out into the world with a massive debt on our shoulders...
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