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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
Be fair, it was the uni's that tripled the fees, the Tory's and the duplicitous Lib Dem's that went along with it, just took the cap off.  |
And also reduced the funding for the Universities as well.
When I graduated it was £1,300 per year, people graduating just a few years after then had to pay £9,000 a year. It isn't really fair.
The thing is I would accept the need for a graduate tax. I also am not sure how much the government should pay for higher education. It seems reasonable those who benefit pay for it and the government instead directs money at living grants for poorer students, especially since it's those living costs rather than the debt which would be greater barrier to them.
What isn't right though is that the 'much-needed' austerity is lopsided towards younger people. The triple-lock seems like rubbing salt in the wound. You could make an argument that pensioners should be protected from austerity cuts, they can't really work to overcome it, but to make a policy as expensive as the pension changes isn't justified when things like social care are being cut to the bone.
