Fighting Fees: Minister for Higher Education Challenged
The funding debate, Monday 21st April at Leeds University Union saw Bill Rammell face questions and challenges from students from the North East.
With some universities lobbying to increase the cap on top-up fees, it is vital that Bill Rammell hears your views on the future funding of higher education sector. The Minister for Higher Education attended Leeds University Union the turn out was excellent as the minister was confronted with the experiences of ordinary students. Debates such as this demonstrate that the future of the higher education is a question for society not one to be determined behind closed doors.
Agenda of the day
2:00pm - A NEYAH campaign meeting: activists and officers should come to discuss plans of actions for next year, within their unions, regional action and how this coincides with what is going on nationally.
3:00pm - Demo activity starts outside the union. Banners and two giant big heads- one Bill Rammell, One Gordon Brown, Bill Rammell masks and other materials to raised awareness of the event and issue. The demo was complemented by stalls with petitions and info that people could take away with them. The demo then greated the minster.
4:30pm -6:30pm - The debate took place with Bill Rammell, member of the UCU, James Panton from Oxford, Wes Streeting, NUS Vice President (Education) and Nick Small from Liverpool city council.
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