Apart from the poorest being hit hardest as a percentage of income and the weak British economy being severely strained, it is equally appalling how many pledges made by the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives have been simply brushed under the carpet throughout the months – and the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) laid them bare.
Lord Browne should check his numbers before giving advice to make universities so expensive that it will put off talented people from poor backgrounds.
Of the 45,000 proposals submitted to the government’s much hyped ‘Spending Challenge’, only three have been taken up, reports Matthew Pitt.
In the pursuit of implementing policies that will benefit the society as a whole in the name of fairness and progression, Vince Cable announced last week his intent of abolishing the current system of subsidised loans by possibly replacing it with a university tax.
