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This month the Stormont Executive passed a budget which inThis month the Stormont Executive passed a budget which in--cluded over £872 million in cuts to public spending which is set tocluded over £872 million in cuts to public spending which is set todevastate front-line services. Despite the ‘ring fencing’ of Educationdevastate front-line services. Despite the ‘ring fencing’ of Educationfrom the ongoing cuts in previous years; Stormont has slashed thefrom the ongoing cuts in previous years; Stormont has slashed theEducation Maintenance Allowance to a bare minimum as well asEducation Maintenance Allowance to a bare minimum as well asclosing Schools across the province.closing Schools across the province.

Now as the Media and Stormont try to sell ‘the Recovery,’ youngNow as the Media and Stormont try to sell ‘the Recovery,’ youngpeople are being told yet again that they must pay as cuts to Unipeople are being told yet again that they must pay as cuts to Uni--versity funding are set to cost 1,000s of places meaning that manyversity funding are set to cost 1,000s of places meaning that manywill simply will not get on to the course of their choice, this is onwill simply will not get on to the course of their choice, this is ontop of waves of redundancies in UU and QUB over the last fivetop of waves of redundancies in UU and QUB over the last fiveyears.years.

The Stormont parties are turning Education into a reserve of theThe Stormont parties are turning Education into a reserve of therich at the expense of working class people. To add insult to injury,rich at the expense of working class people. To add insult to injury,Simon Hamilton (DUP Finance Minister) has said he is “open to theSimon Hamilton (DUP Finance Minister) has said he is “open to theidea of increasing some University Fees” which means that we willidea of increasing some University Fees” which means that we willhave to pay more for less as classes are shut and jobs cut as fee’shave to pay more for less as classes are shut and jobs cut as fee’srise.rise.

FIGH TBACK�AGAINST�THE�CU TS!Socialist Youth opposes all cuts to Education. We call for the fullSocialist Youth opposes all cuts to Education. We call for the fullreinstatement of EMA, the abolishment of Tuition Fees and replacreinstatement of EMA, the abolishment of Tuition Fees and replac--ing maintenance loans with a Living Grant. In 2010, 1000s of younging maintenance loans with a Living Grant. In 2010, 1000s of youngpeople took to the streets in opposition to cuts to EMA and fee inpeople took to the streets in opposition to cuts to EMA and fee in--creases. We fought the politicians back then and we can do it again.creases. We fought the politicians back then and we can do it again.

Only a mass movement of workers, students and young people canOnly a mass movement of workers, students and young people candefeat these cuts and force Stormont back. We need a new politicaldefeat these cuts and force Stormont back. We need a new politicalparty, a non-sectarian working class party that unites Catholicsparty, a non-sectarian working class party that unites Catholicsand Protestants in the struggle for a better future.and Protestants in the struggle for a better future.

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