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No tuition fee hikes! Fight for a fully funded, free education system

The raising of tuition fees would be a direct attack on access to higher education, especially for working-class students. It is part and parcel of a broader strategy of “marketisation” in education. Westminster is committed to de-regulating the higher education sector in favour of private companies, creating what it calls a 'level playing field' for profit-making companies. Stormont has not stood in the way and has facilitated this approach at every stage.