Thread: University tuition fees

What does everybody on here think about the UK tuition fees being raised to £9000?

I think it's awful and the Liberal Democrats ought to be made to honour the pledges they signed during the election promising that they were going to fight against any increase in tuition fees.

Otherwise no students from disadvantaged background will be able to apply to university and those who do go will end up coming out with more than £40,000 debt starting their lives under such a burden how will they ever manage to pay it off?

I was quite confused by all the different media coverage because it seems to be a very complex issue but I have found a great [edited by mod]blog which explains all the different parts of the issue really simply and clearly.

I'd love to know what other forum members think about this and do they agree with me?

The UK needed to reign in its debt and the increased tuition was one of the casualties. However low income families still qualify for reduced cost or free tuition according to my daughter who lives in the UK and helps low income students get admitted to universities.

War is expensive. The money has to come from somewhere. Get your priorities straight.