Stop cuts in higher education now!

Hello all,

I am writing regarding proposed government cuts in education provision. For the coming academic year the government has pldeged to cap the numbers of entrants to higher eucation. Within the last few weeks two Liverpool Universities have announced intentions to cut courses and student numbers. There have been previous announcements to cut courses and students at Nottingham Trent, Salford and London University. These affect both Postgraduate and undergraduates.

For the previous decade Higher Education has opened its doors to new students, many from poorer backgrounds, myself included, who would not have previously had the chance to attend university. This has been great progress and many people have been able to fulfil their potential who would not previously have been able to do so. To reverse this decision now is an utter disgrace, we must come together and fight every cut, no matter where they occur. Youth unemloyment is rising, if we cut the oportunities for people to acquire skills what will happen to these people?

Take Action!
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I have started a group to fight cuts at my own university LJMU, please investigate your own Unis intention regarding cuts and start up a group to stop the cuts. Hopefully we can work together and form a national group opposed to all cuts in education. Never again must the potential of people, from whatever background, go to waste.

In Solidarity
Nick Barnett