Degrees, Debt, Despair: uni students in 2023

In our 100th episode, are students the forgotten part of our society? They're facing the cost of living crisis, a now near-permanent graduate tax, and many complain about the quality of their courses.

On this episode Lewis spends time with a group of Manchester students whose halls have vermin, and for which they're paying a pretty penny. And we take you through one of the biggest misunderstandings of modern British politics- how the student loan system, has stopped really working as a loans system, and is now, for all intents and purposes, a stealth tax.

Socials: Georgia Foxwell

Video: Will Gibson-Smith

Production: Gabriel Radus

Editor: Ellie Clifford

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