Comments on: Coalition suffers slump in Lib Dem support while dislike of Clegg grows

By: janie_s

janie_s — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:28:57 +0000

you pay for longer! if we have higher education paid out of taxes, you’ll be paying til the day you die!

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:59:50 +0000

@jee_24

“The new policy is a graduate tax in all but name. You pay according to your income.”

Ermmm, no you don’t actually. Everybody earning over £21,000 will pay 9% of their income for 30 years, its basically a poll tax on graduates as the system is currently except your pay for longer.

By: L DTUC

L DTUC — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:42:22 +0000

RT @leftfootfwd: Coalition suffers slump in Lib Dem support while dislike of Clegg grows: http://bit.ly/bziJKI reports @ShamikDas

By: Paul Jeater

Paul Jeater — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:39:44 +0000

The only party leader to actually take on the argument against the cuts in public services and against university tuition fees has been Caroline Lucas. To suggest Labour at present is winning the political argument against Cameron/Clegg is wishful thinking. Sadly their approach at the moment, of simply arguing about the timing and scale of the cuts plays into the hands of the coalition.

By: jee_24

jee_24 — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:43:11 +0000

The new policy is a graduate tax in all but name. You pay according to your income.

By: Mr. Sensible

Mr. Sensible — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:00:29 +0000

Duncan you should probably ask Cable about this ‘Graduate Tax’; it was his idea as late as July.

The fact is that the Lib Dems said they would oppose any further rise in fees, they’re now supporting it.

By: Anon E Mouse

Anon E Mouse — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 07:58:49 +0000

Mr.Sensible – What argument have they won?

By: Duncan

Duncan — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:39:30 +0000

@Mr Sensible – Ah yes. The old ‘going on holiday’ maneuver. Labour aren’t ‘winning’ any ‘argument’ they’re just there. They haven’t distanced themselves from the failings of the past 13 years they’re just hanging around picking up progressives who are upset that a coalition with is five parts conservative and one part liberal can’t deliver liberal policies 100% of the time. The Labour-founded Browne commission came up with a policy the Tories loved, we improved it so it was based on an income-contingent repayment scheme (so people on average incomes actually end up paying less per month than under the Labour tuition fees scheme) but because students apparently haven’t read the policy or don’t realise that manifestos are what you plan to do in the event of a majority (including the millionaire-heir who go arrested for assaulting police officers with a fire extinguisher) public opinion has swayed to Ed Milliband because… er…. What exactly would this graduate tax look like? It’s hard to imagine how a graduate tax, which would probably have to be imposed via loan arrangements to deal with overseas students, would differ from the policy the government ended up with.

By: Wendy Maddox

Wendy Maddox — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:49:42 +0000

Now there's a surprise – NOT!: RT @leftfootfwd: Coalition suffers slump in Lib Dem support while dislike of Clegg grows http://bit.ly/dfNlIa

By: Mr. Sensible

Mr. Sensible — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:03:46 +0000

Totally unsurprised to see the Lib Dems suffering.

I think that Labour is beginning to win the argument.