http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/2919/claire-bradford Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:54:57 -0400 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:54:57 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1098/can-you-live-on-two-grand-a-year By Claire Bradford - On Thursday 25th November, over 15,000 students gathered in London for a march and rally against tuition fees and student loans. Since the New Labour government announced they would implement the Dearing report’s recommendation to charge people to go to university, most of the student population has suffered financially. In the last year, mature student applications to UCAS have dropped by 26% and many school leavers have had to choose full time employment over a degree because they just can’t afford to come to university. Labour say that they’re trying to get 50% of people to... Sat, 01 Jan 2000 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1098/can-you-live-on-two-grand-a-year