Comments on: Cameron U-Turn on Education Maintenance Allowances

By: Protest violence distracts from Tory U-turn on Education Maintenance Allowances | Left Foot Forward

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:45:15 +0000

[...] a single mention of cuts to EMAs and the Coalition Programme was also silent. But as reported by Left Foot Forward in January, David Cameron told a Cameron Direct event in Hammersmith: “We’ve looked at Educational [...]

By: It’s time for all parties to be clear on EMA funding | James Mills

It’s time for all parties to be clear on EMA funding | James Mills — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:18:08 +0000

[...] the Conservative Party’s position on EMA is confusing, or confused. The Save EMA campaign has managed to get David Cameron on record to say he will not axe the [...]

By: Jessica Waugh

Jessica Waugh — Tue, 18 May 2010 18:09:59 +0000

@konstantines ah, okay. I googled it, no news yet. Also, http://bit.ly/5x26rR this says they have no plans of getting rid of it, from jan10

By: Are FE grants coming for the cut? « plurality. an alternative political and social thought.

Thu, 13 May 2010 19:40:18 +0000

[...] it will be removed as a “waste” in the structural deficit repayment cuts. According to Left Foot Forward earlier this year, David Cameron commented: We’ve looked at Educational Maintenance Allowances [...]

By: Jenna Pedder

Jenna Pedder — Thu, 13 May 2010 19:03:13 +0000

@Heaatherrr @Sadie_Marie the funny thing about all the shit in your year is Cameron doesn't even want to get rid of EMA http://bit.ly/5x26rR

By: Steph

Steph — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:36:18 +0000

I went to college but was unable to get ema as it went on parents earnings the year before and the year before my father had a job the year after he didnt so i was left struggling to get to college and get the things i needed for college. i watched while the people who did get it spent it on computer games and music cds as often there parents were also on the dole and therefore had enough money back home anyway! also people who got EMA had a part time job too which meant they got alot more money on top of that, i found this rather unfair as i struggled to get a job no matter how much i tried. i found that with me not getting EMA i wasnt motivated to go to college as if i went to the classes there would be other people there who worked often a lot less harder than me but still got £30 a week for being there. I understand some people do deserve it, these are the people from one parent families, people with parents who are made redundant, people who have to travel a large distance everyday since the train i got was £8:40 for a return for a journey of 3o mins! I agree that EMA could be better spent unless it is equally shared between the population of post secondary educated people

By: Daniel Harley

Daniel Harley — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:56:20 +0000

EMA – nice to see the left is scare mongering students. I come from a working class family and I had EMA. I saved my EMA because I really didn’t need it. I got a job. Shouldn’t we encourage students to get a part time job rather than learn to rely on the state before they have even left full-time education?

By: YoungLabourite

YoungLabourite — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:55:00 +0000

@EricPickles perhaps you ought to read this article on Left Foot Forward on EMA and your constant u'turns: http://alturl.com/kmyg

By: 09/03/10 It’s time for all parties to be clear on EMA funding » Save EMA

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:57:14 +0000

[...] the Conservative Party’s position on EMA is confusing, or confused. The Save EMA campaign has managed to get David Cameron on record to say he will not axe the [...]

By: Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward | Left Foot Forward

Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward | Left Foot Forward — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:50:37 +0000

[...] Left Foot Forward has reported, the Conservatives this week u-turned on Educational Maintenance Allowances, marriage tax and scrapping NHS targets, with the Independent today revealing further volte-faces [...]