disproportionately impacts those graduates on a lower paid incomes who tend to be from working class backgrounds. we wouldn t have to keep talking about how unjust this education system is if we began to tackle those structural issues at their root, as they do in most of their root, as they do in most of the world. when it comes to fully funded education systems.- the world. when it comes to fully funded education systems. some of our funded education systems. some of your members funded education systems. some of your members might funded education systems. some of your members might feel funded education systems. some of your members might feel that - funded education systems. some of your members might feel that thatl funded education systems. some of| your members might feel that that is fine if you are making a very eloquent case to us, but the case would be better made to government. unfortunately right now, the nus is being frozen out in terms of its communications with gov
on most graduates repayments. we can now talk to larissa kennedy, the president of the national union for students. shejoined us now she joined us now from shejoined us now from coventry. good morning. let me ask you a first of all, this is good news for your members? silence we welcome that there is a recognition that 12% was going to be absolutely eye watering, but to say that 4.3 absolutely eye watering, but to say that a5 or going up to 7% is not a change that is going to make an impact isjust change that is going to make an impact is just absolutely not correct. we are in a setting where students and graduates are already struggling at a level we have not seen. we have more students and graduates than ever needing to access food banks, struggling to make ends meet with rent costs and the cost of living rising. this is still astronomical. we are talking about a 7% interest rate, where we
difference that the government has frozen you out of these groups, that you are not part of the conversation with them? the you are not part of the conversation with them? with them? the bigger part of the auestion is with them? the bigger part of the question is that with them? the bigger part of the question is that we with them? the bigger part of the question is that we continue - with them? the bigger part of the question is that we continue to i with them? the bigger part of the question is that we continue to do the work to empower students and young people to be heard at the highest levels of government. whether that is myself or a student from grassroots whose able to advocate for themselves with our support, i think it is all the more important that students are getting support. those who ve been to represent students, who have ignored students time and time again, which is abundantly clear when we see the measures being proposed, that the impact those will have on stude