#TuitionFees are an active contributor to sustained and deepening socioeconomic inequality — true when they were introduced by @UKLabour in the late 90s, even more so now that they top £9000 a year. Let me explain. 🧵
There are people studying the exact same course as me. They’re in the exact same lectures, the exact same tutorials, reading the exact same core literature. We’re accessing the same teaching resources and facilities.
Feb 9, 2023 • 7 tweets • 5 min read
⏳ We’re just a little further than halfway through our term, and I wanted to share some of the fantastic stuff going on with @YoungGreenParty at the moment. Whilst juggling individual projects, it’s easy to forget to step back and look at the bigger picture.
🗳️ We’re gearing up for a huge set of local elections, with more target candidates across England than ever before, and an exciting plan to mobilise activists from Brighton to Bernley
It’s possible to oppose HS2 in principle, accept that sufficient damage has occurred to make calling it off now a worse option, and thus see this watering down of environmental pros (low carbon transport) as a waste, given the constant in the level of environmental destruction.
I’m not saying this is my view, just that those opposed to HS2 are not hypocrites for seeing this as a loss, nor are they obliged to portray this as a win. The same level of environmental damage, whatever that may be, is still occurring, just with fewer long term benefits.
