Firewall's Flashpoints explores the fault lines created by education policy and student debt in the UK and beyond. This episode examines the 2012 fee hike, the shift from one-time tuition to an inflation-linked repayment system, and the long-term social and economic effects on graduates across generations.

We compare international approaches, reveal how student loans are treated as government assets, and argue that the current system acts like a permanent levy on aspiration—delaying homeownership, family formation, and economic growth. Tune in to understand why this is more than a financial issue: it’s a generational trench war.