Comments on: The Coalition cannot afford to increase university fees

By: The Coalition cannot afford to increase university fees « AaronPorter's Blog

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:56:30 +0000

[…] https://www.leftfootforward.org/2010/09/the-coalition-cannot-afford-to-increase-university-fees/ Leaks coming from inside former BP boss Lord Browne’s review of higher education funding today suggest that his final report will stay true to his big business background and recommend the Government raises the cap on tuition fees to £7,000 and subjects universities and students to the perils of a market. […]

By: Zoe Gray

Zoe Gray — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 22:31:23 +0000

Since when was education solely about getting a job?
The government tells us we simply cannot afford free education. If education is not the priority, what on earth is?

By: Daniel Ridsdale

Daniel Ridsdale — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 06:00:34 +0000

@nick_clegg http://bit.ly/9Oo0yx

By: Goldsmiths UCU

Goldsmiths UCU — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:04:35 +0000

RT @leftfootfwd: The Coalition cannot afford to increase university fees: http://bit.ly/dC1Xf2 writes NUS President @AaronPorter

By: It doesn't add up...

It doesn't add up... — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:45:59 +0000

I agree that university fees should be abandoned (the caveat here is a need to prevent EU students claiming education not funded by their nations of origin). So should the ludicrous targets for the numbers sent through a “university” education. Students are now being asked to pay for education that they used to get in school. Pupils from poorer backgrounds are denied opportunities to study and prove their worth in schools. Improve the productivity of the education system and we can easily afford it.

By: groble

groble — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:57:34 +0000

@DanielRidsdale http://bit.ly/dC1Xf2

By: Claire

Claire — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:42:31 +0000

What will the future hold? …… when the only people who attend universities are those who can afford too; who are there because mummy and daddy, grandpa and grandma all have degrees, not by free choice just assumption. The people who will be targeted the most by such drastic measures are those of whom are deprived- who work hard to attend university, those of whom are the first in the family studying for a degree- those in poverty. Cuts in HE and raising tuition fees with add further problems to our country, preventing young people the chance and opportunity of a better and more improved life.

By: PosterPrinting24.com

PosterPrinting24.com — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:53:35 +0000

RT @lsesu: RT @NUSStudentMedia: 'The Coalition cannot afford to increase university fees', Aaron Porter argues http://tiny.cc/wmcne

By: Anon E Mouse

Anon E Mouse — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:00:26 +0000

Along with so many other aspects of life in this country the coalition needs to sort out this mess Labour left us with if we are to educate our young today to be the taxpayers of tomorrow.

Perhaps if fewer people went on courses that will not lead to gainful employment and more emphasis was put on educating people for the jobs that the country needs, such as plumbers and sparks and the like, then the same cash pot would/should be available for fewer students.

Since graduates on average earn more than non-graduates then in the long run they will pay a graduate tax effectively…

By: Huddersfield UCU

Huddersfield UCU — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:24:52 +0000

RT @leftfootfwd: The Coalition cannot afford to increase university fees: http://bit.ly/dC1Xf2 writes NUS President @AaronPorter