Students at the University of Manchester have been ‘dragged’ out of campus after striking over rent payments - but are refusing to ‘back down’. The ‘UoM Rent Strike’ group is demanding a 30% reduction in rent at halls and a three-year rent freeze.
students ‘dragged’ out of campus by bailiffs after striking over rent payments have refused to ‘back down’.
‘But the students within the building really came together. We kind of huddled together, had a chat, really digested the situation and made a coordinated response to it. The student added: ‘So when they started to drag us out, there was a lot of solidarity with one another. It was tense but we made our best effort to support one another through it. Thankfully, no one was injured.
‘We very much regret having to do this, but the situation has been going on for a significant amount of time and has caused ongoing disruption to students and the people who work in the building.’ ‘I’d say it’s really harmed my ability to engage academically, which has been the case for most students,’ he said.by the Office for National Statistics in November found half of all students in England were facing financial difficulties. A third skipped classes to cut costs, while a quarter had gone into debt.
What the striking students see as the ‘ridiculously high rent’ the university is charging for dorms isn’t helping, they say.
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