Student activists in the UK were out on the streets yesterday, as part of a national day of action to protest against their government’s plans to privatise the student loan book.
The series of actions were the first step in what is expected to be a longer campaign.
"Student campaigners will be building opposition to the government’s intentions to sell off student debt to private companies before the next general election, which has caused widespread concern on campuses that this will lead to an increase in the financial burdens placed on students and graduates," the National Union of Students said in a press release.
