This is exactly how i feel, and i think all students should support this, me being a student i understand how hard it is!good job!
Priyanda Patel, 09 April 2009 16:08
I wish you the best of luck with your campaign mate! You've got what it takes to be very successful at making a change! Good luck!
Tom R, 09 April 2009 12:55
James Greenhalgh Staffordshire
'University fees are unfair. Doesn't everyone deserve a free education?'
For young people, especially students from a working-middle class background, university fees are a massive deterrent to higher education. Young people shouldn’t have to start their careers already owing money or be put off going to university by the fees. In my opinion, university education should be free for all students in the UK regardless of wealth, social class or personal circumstances; in fact, regardless of anything…
- Getting Naomi from Skins to support my campaign and attend a protest
- Meeting Hazel Blears, minister for communities and David Lamy, Minister for Higher Education
- Sending pound-sign shaped bubbles over the Houses of Parliament for my photo-call
- Putting on my tuition fees conference in the House of Commons
- Handing out my report on tuition fees: “Access Denied – the stories the Government don’t want you to hear”
- Show your support by adding a comment to my Battlefront or Bebo page
- Send in your stories of how you feel about tuition fees
- Download my report and let me know your thoughts
Rubbing shoulders with Gordon at Number Ten, bebo-posts
"Another interesting day! After the stunt, and a busy day of pestering journalists in the national press, it was off to Downing street with a few of my fellow campaigners from staffordshire to deliver a copy of my report “Access Denied – the..." Bebo05 April 2009
parliament, foam and photographers - THIS WAS MY STUNT!!!!!!!, bebo-posts
"Hello uni fees campaigners! How are we today???? Lots and lots to update you with- what a fantastic few days it has been for the campaign. First thing first, the stunt on Tuesday, it was a 4.30am wake up to get to embankment for 6am! The st..." Bebo05 April 2009
Busy Busy Busy!, bebo-posts
"It has been such a busy few weeks!!!!! Meeting with the Higher education minister, interviews on the BBC, working in Parliament - oh, and that little thing called working on my campaign!!!!!!!! The main focus at the moment is preparing/orga..." Bebo18 March 2009
Naomi from Skins supports campaign - and work begins at Parliament, bebo-posts
"Well - hasn’t it been a busy few weeks!!!!!!! There has been sooooo much going on: I am busily planning my event on April fools day in Parliament, collecting case studies, inviting MP’s, organizing a stunt, organizing a visit to Ten Downing..." Bebo23 February 2009
DAY 1 – First day in London and my meeting @ Airlock, bebo-posts
"Today I moved down to London – mainly for the start of my Job In Parliament which starts 9am tomm morning, but first i have had a brainstorming meeting with all these wonderful people at Airlock, with a simple aim to re-focus the campaign t..." Bebo09 February 2009
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Hey james, my easter was very good thanks hope yours was too! Thats great to hear and I'll def try and find that facebook group right now.. Thanks for setting up such an important campaign :)
Isy, 16 April 2009 14:55
Hi isy!!! hope u had a gr8 easter btw :) i totally aggree with what u are saying - there are some big ineqialities, and i will continue to fight for and gather support for this issue. might i suggest that you follow me on twitter / search for the group on facebook to keep up to date with developments? search youth parliament fees campaign in the facebook search n u will find it!~best of luck with evereything, James :) x
james Greenhalgh, 15 April 2009 19:43
Just to say i totally agree and support this campaign i'm just sorry i only found out about it now else i'd def have come on that march! And I think the problems not just for the working class, obviously it effects them most but I'm from a working/middle class background and hoping to go to uni next september but don't know if i can because my dad has to support my sisters and family too so might not be able to get barely any funding from them which means i'll have to have a gap year to get some money which doesn't seem fair. We are meant to live in a society that promotes equality but we cant even get equal chances at education! Not good!
Isy, 14 April 2009 19:58
Hi Amy - search for James Greenhalgh - u shud find me :)
James Greenhalgh, 09 April 2009 11:10
Hey, i cant find you on facebook, what should i search? thanks
Amy, 08 April 2009 16:19
Hi Amy. thanks for writing on my wall :) im not sure when the next march is gonna take place, but if u find me on facebook and drop me a message with ur e-mail address on it (do it by facebook so ur address is kept secret) il let u know when anything happens. As well as that, keep ur eyes on this webpage which i kep updated when new events are happening. James x
James Greenhalgh, 05 April 2009 21:40
Hey, i totally support your campaign! I am studying A Level Politics and love it and desperatly want to study it at degree level, but with these fee's i have no idea how im gonna manage! I live near london, do you have any idea when your next march is going to happen near there? thanks
Amy, 05 April 2009 18:08
Hi Everyone! The stunt is planned tomm for tomm morning outside partliamnent - il post a video of the event in the morning once i get to a computer- i hope u all like it :) James (p.s. - keep ur eyes open on the BBC news 24 website and on the BBC news channel during the day - looks like we are gonna have some AMAZING press!)
James Greenhalgh, 30 March 2009 21:06
Hi Imogine/Danile. Thanks for writing on my page, and thanks for the support. In response to Imogine and the petition on the number Ten website, i have had a look and signed my name to it! Furthermore, i have sent the link out to loads of ppl on my facebook and e-mail, so hopefully they will spread the word n sign the petition as well. Thanks for sending me the link - that’s was really helpful! To Daniel, i would be happy to help and give you the reasons why im for abolishing uni fees and against the idea of lifting the cap on fees. As u might have read in my recent blog, im mega busy with sorting out my stunt and event in Parliament (trust me - its manic !!!!) but once the event is over, il get it all down in a proper long blog/e-mail thing n get back to you. Thanks again fot ur support, n keep up the fight against fees! James x x
James Greenhalgh, 26 March 2009 14:30
Hey james. Dont know if you know but there is a pertition to prevent university fee's being raised at http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/NohigherFees/ Hope its some help
Imogine, 23 March 2009 13:50
hi james, im a second year student at oxford brookes and producing a persuasive arguement on the abolishment of student fees. you seem very passionate about this cause can you give me any informaton or facts that could help me in producing a great arguement for the abolishment of student fees and the right for free eduacation?
Daniel Graimes, 23 March 2009 00:54
Hi Max/Saskia Thanks soo much for ur messages of support they are really appreciated!!!!!! I absolutley aggree with the poinht ou made, saskia, on the idea thgat those from middle income backgrounds are particularly deterred from going to university. It does actually seem that the system the Governmment has in place supports either the poor or the affluent - and nt hose in between - simply becuase those from average family backgrounds do not seem to qualify for an adequate grant to sustain them at Univresity. Anyhows, im going to keep up the work of the camoaign, especially with regards to getting ready for my buf campaign event in Parliamentr on 1st April (see my next blog entry for info)- so catch u later. James x x
James Greenhalgh, 14 March 2009 13:14
In the (hopefully) event of Uni fees being abolished, uni's could be funded by the money that is given to footballers and/or models and ridiculous careers like that. ...Well that's what I think anyway.
maxi, 09 March 2009 13:46
i don't even know if i'm going to go to uni but my brother is studying engineering at the moment and loving it. Fortunately my parents are paying. They've never spoilt us but they realise that they have to pay this big sum for fees because university is that important. I'm extremely lucky that I have parents who have saved enough to be able to pay, not many people have that. So why do the government focus on trying to give equal education and opportunities to people of all backgrounds just to let it be wasted? most middle and working class can't afford university and if they go they end up in so much debt that even education can't break the 'cycle of poverty'! scotland can do it free, surely we can do it cheap?
saskia, 09 March 2009 07:26
Hi Everyone!!!! How cool is it that we have the support or Naomi from skins!!!! Anyways, thanks for all ur support so far - lets keep up the pressure and the momentum going- and who knows what we culd achieve??? Take care, James x x x x x
James Greenhalgh, 01 March 2009 12:32
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