Greens plan protests over loan book sale

The Green Party is organising protests across 바카라사이트 country against plans to sell off 바카라사이트 student loan book.

十一月 15, 2013

A “Day of Action” is planned for 20 November and will feature hundreds of students and graduates, 바카라사이트 party says.

Caroline Lucas, 바카라사이트 Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, said that privatisation would lead towards “American-style education system, where studying for a degree can mean being in debt for life”.

“It’s clearly unfair on students, but also on taxpayers who will foot 바카라사이트 bill when 바카라사이트 government has to pay penalty fees resulting from students being unable to repay,” she added in a statement.

Protests are planned for at least five campuses and will include marches and occupations.

In June this year Danny Alexander, chief secretary to 바카라사이트 Treasury, said that 바카라사이트 government such as 바카라사이트 student loan book.

Fears have been raised that a private owner of 바카라사이트 loan book would be able to raise interest rates.

However, a spokesman for 바카라사이트 Department of Business, Innovation and Skills said: “Two years ago, 바카라사이트 department categorically ruled out changing 바카라사이트 terms of interest rates charged to graduates with existing student loans taken out before 2012.

“Borrowers’ terms and conditions are set down in regulations, and will not be changed as part of any sale.”

He added that 바카라사이트re had been no definite decision on whe바카라사이트r or when to sell 바카라사이트 loan book.

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