Debt
We must resist the Tories’ brutal changes to university
People before profit — Government plans to make it harder for people to go to university and to force students to pay more of their loans back will only entrench inequality.
Written by: Hillary Gyebi-Ababio
The young people plunged into debt by borrowing apps
‘It put me in a dark place‘ — With young people bearing the brunt of economic precarity, many are now turning to cash advance apps to get by.
Written by: Chloé Meley
There can be no eco justice without debt cancellation
Climate takeover — The communities on the frontline of climate chaos are being forced to shoulder the financial and ecological burden of a crisis that they did not create. Debt repayments must therefore be cancelled, argues Daniel Willis from Global Justice Now.
Written by: Daniel Willis
We must fight plans to raise student loan repayments
Deepening crisis — Government plans to reduce the annual student loan repayment threshold will only drive up inequality within education, writes NUS Vice President, Hillary Gyebi-Ababio.
Written by: Hillary Gyebi-Ababio
The student debt crisis is real: but artists are fighting back
Overturning financial oppression — UK student grants were abolished by the Tory government this week. We talk to the artist behind the ‘Day After Debt’ project to find out how art can challenge a culture of debt.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
Why everything you thought you knew about money, debt and austerity is wrong
Shadow banks, odious debt and the Euro fairytale — The Greek crisis has pitted people against the “laws” of economics. Documentary Money Puzzles exposes the myths at the foundation of neoclassical economics and goes in search of the reality on the streets of Athens, Argentina and the City of London.
Written by: Alex King