Student Loans: What’s Happening Is “Generational Mugging” | Marina Purkiss
February 8, 2026
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as posted by the channel“What’s happening to students and graduates is… like generational mugging. It is scandalous.”
The current student loans system is “a joke”, saddling graduates with a “punitive” debt which needs to be addressed, says political commentator Marina Purkiss.
Marina Purkiss was speaking to Chloe Tilley and Calum Macdonald on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live everyday 6-10am.
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