Student loans have screwed over a generation
20 January 2026

Student loans have screwed over a generation

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Cast your mind back to 2010… 


Apple launched the ipad, a volcano erupted in Iceland and David Cameron and Nick Clegg passed a bill that would screw over a generation of young people.


This was, of course, the decision to triple university tuition fees in England to £9,000 per year


Oli Dugmore is joined by Rachel Cunliffe to discuss how this has radicalised graduates.


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