Our eight days of action are in response to a marketised sector that has prioritised profit over the welfare of staff and students
• Amelia Horgan is a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Essex
• Amelia Horgan is a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Essex
Workers in higher education across the UK are on strike. One of the reasons we are striking is because of the poor conditions we face today – which were, in large part, decided by the 2010 election.
Nearly a decade ago, the Tory and Lib Dem coalition government conspired to transform higher education, unleashing the forces of marketisation. The physical and emotional landscape of the university has fundamentally changed in the intervening years. The devastation wrought cannot be overstated. Contrary to justifications for reform by Tories and Lib Dems, the contemporary university is not sustainable, and reforms have reduced standards and entrenched inequality.
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