Cameron pledges equality,but is driving the destitute out of universitiesIn a speech last week, David Cameron made a bold pledge: “Our mission as a government is to study each parent and child in the eye, and say,‘Your dreams are our dreams. We’ll support you with everything we’ve got.’” Fine words from a last-term prime minister who has made it clear he wants his legacy to be social reform rather than deficit hawkery. But his record must be judged not by words delivered in Islington, but the impact his reforms will have across the country. Just three days after his speech, or the government used secondary legislation to abolish maintenance grants for destitute university students,avoiding proper debate in the Commons and the Lords. Related: arrangement to end student grants without Commons vote outrages opposition Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com