Author
Niall Hignett
Niall Hignett is a freelance writer and campaigner on care experience and estrangement
4 pieces
Newest first, since May 2022
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The Renters’ Rights Act is a disaster for independent students
The shift from fixed-term to rolling tenancies sounds like good news for students – until you consider those with nowhere to go in the summer. Niall Hignett examines who gets left behind
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The Government should introduce an extended maintenance loan for independent students
Niall Hignett proposes extending year-round maintenance loans to independent students – those estranged from family or care-experienced – as a cost-neutral solution to tackle stark dropout rates and attainment gaps in hi
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Students calling for fee rebates over strikes is not anti-union
Niall Hignett argues that tuition fee rebates should be standard where standards are inadequate
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Students and their unions need to back the marking boycotts
Niall Highnet argues that students must break out of their collective “boiling frog syndrome” and fight back