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• Debt-ridden graduates seen as ‘cash cows’ to fund older people’s lifestyles, MPs told June 2, 2026
  Student groups tell inquiry about ballooning debt and ‘sneaky changes’ to loan terms while likening system to finance scandalsGraduates saddled with ballooning student loan debts feel they are being unfairly used as “cash cows” to finance measures benefiting older people such as the state pension triple lock, MPs have been told.Student representatives told an official […]
  Rupert Jones
• UK students and graduates: share your views on going to university June 2, 2026
  We would like to hear from graduates and current students aged 18 or over about their views on studying for a degreeAccording to the latest British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey, the proportion of people who believe a university degree is not worth the time and money has jumped from 14% in 2005 to 34% in […]
  Guardian community team
• Third of people no longer believe degree is worth the time or money, UK poll shows June 2, 2026
  Younger graduates, with experience of the fee system, are more disillusioned than those who did not pay fees, according to the surveyThere was a time when going to university seemed a no-brainer. Better qualifications opened doors to better jobs with greater earning potential.But with the graduate premium shrinking, mounting anger about spiralling student debt and […]
  Sally Weale Education correspondent
• University of Manchester to investigate sexual harassment of female medical students June 1, 2026
  About 20 students report anonymous late-night phone calls from men who ‘intimidated, demeaned and belittled’ themThe University of Manchester has launched an investigation after about 20 female medical students complained of receiving anonymous phone calls in the middle of the night from male callers who intimidated and sexually harassed them.The calls have been going on […]
  Sally Weale Education correspondent
• Sunak is right that our students need financial literacy – but that shouldn’t mean yet more maths | Simon Jenkins May 29, 2026
  Education should prepare young people for dealing not only with practical things such as insurance, pensions and taxes but also with tech and mental healthWhat is it about ex-ministers that they suddenly know how to run the country? Tony Blair hurls thunderbolts at his successor, Keir Starmer. His former colleague, Alan Milburn, is shocked that […]
  Simon Jenkins
• Labour poised for fresh welfare changes after scale of youth jobs crisis revealed May 28, 2026
  Alan Milburn’s landmark report says unemployment among young costs UK £125bn a year and warns of ‘lost generation’ ‘A record of failure’: what’s in first part of Milburn report?Tell us: we would like to hear from young people in the UK about their job hunting experienceLabour is poised for a fresh attempt at changing the […]
  Richard Partington and Peter Walker
• The Guardian view on jobs and training: boosting young people’s chances should be a national mission | Editorial May 28, 2026
  Colleges and placements can help the 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds who aren’t earning or learning. But what they need most is workFor a few days at least, political attention is focused on young people aged 16-24 who are not in education, employment or training (known as Neets). A report from the commission led by […]
  Editorial
• 'Lost generation’: why can’t young people get jobs? – The Latest May 28, 2026
  A landmark government-backed report has warned that the UK risks a ‘lost generation’ of young people, as new figures show that more than 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK were not in education, employment or training.The former Labour cabinet minister Alan Milburn said youth disengagement was a mounting economic risk to the country, […]
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