Im glad im not the only one who thinks this is a fair change for students and taxpayers. As for my situation, currently 2nd year at edinburgh university with younger siblings over whom i might get a financial advantage. i still maintain that these reforms are good, and would like to think i would accept the burden which is mine if it was placed upon me.
Education is a right until the age of 16, then it becomes further education, the clue is in the name.
As for the £9000 cost, it will probably cost that for the LSE, Oxford, etc or medical degrees, it will be less for many universities.
How does stop people from going to university? Everyone who gets a place is automatically entitled to loans, loans that do not have to be stareted to be paid back unitl after uni and you get a job earning at least 21k a year.
I notice those who complain about "the poor" in regard conveniently ignore that the poor currently pay towards their degree courses through taxation and that under the £9000 cap, that burden will be lifted from tax payers, including the poor.
You know most people would find it obscene that currently "the poor" are paying for the degrees of future bankers through taxation...
As for Lib Dems, what exactly do you expect them to do, their policy pledges were not based on them being a junior partner in a coalition, the Tories have had to drop policies they campaigned on, do you expect the Lib Dems to magically keep all their pre-election policies?
What do you think the fee cap would of been had the Tories been in government alone?
In regard to bankers, yes the financial situation is their fault, but it is also the fault of the last government who spent money like it was going out of fashion when the economy was going well, rather than paying off its debts while times were good, which left this country up shit creek without paddle when the shit hit the fan.
This change was always coming, we have too many students, 40 years ago less than 10% went to uni, the case for funding through taxation was most would fill key roles in society (doctor, engineer, scientist, etc) with 45% going now taking such "important" degrees as media studies and dance, that argument is weak.
You might also like to direct your ire at elite unis like Oxford, LSE, etc who have been campaigning for this change for years so they can compete financially on an international basis
@sorename99
Im glad im not the only one who thinks this is a fair change for students and taxpayers. As for my situation, currently 2nd year at edinburgh university with younger siblings over whom i might get a financial advantage. i still maintain that these reforms are good, and would like to think i would accept the burden which is mine if it was placed upon me.
fishslappr 1 year ago
Education is a right until the age of 16, then it becomes further education, the clue is in the name.
As for the £9000 cost, it will probably cost that for the LSE, Oxford, etc or medical degrees, it will be less for many universities.
How does stop people from going to university? Everyone who gets a place is automatically entitled to loans, loans that do not have to be stareted to be paid back unitl after uni and you get a job earning at least 21k a year.
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somename99 1 year ago
I notice those who complain about "the poor" in regard conveniently ignore that the poor currently pay towards their degree courses through taxation and that under the £9000 cap, that burden will be lifted from tax payers, including the poor.
You know most people would find it obscene that currently "the poor" are paying for the degrees of future bankers through taxation...
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somename99 1 year ago
As for Lib Dems, what exactly do you expect them to do, their policy pledges were not based on them being a junior partner in a coalition, the Tories have had to drop policies they campaigned on, do you expect the Lib Dems to magically keep all their pre-election policies?
What do you think the fee cap would of been had the Tories been in government alone?
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somename99 1 year ago
In regard to bankers, yes the financial situation is their fault, but it is also the fault of the last government who spent money like it was going out of fashion when the economy was going well, rather than paying off its debts while times were good, which left this country up shit creek without paddle when the shit hit the fan.
CONTINUED >>>
somename99 1 year ago
This change was always coming, we have too many students, 40 years ago less than 10% went to uni, the case for funding through taxation was most would fill key roles in society (doctor, engineer, scientist, etc) with 45% going now taking such "important" degrees as media studies and dance, that argument is weak.
You might also like to direct your ire at elite unis like Oxford, LSE, etc who have been campaigning for this change for years so they can compete financially on an international basis
somename99 1 year ago