Tag Archives: Higher Education Funding
Have the student protests on Tuition Fees harmed our cause?
Just to get this clear from the start, I’m fully in favor of free higher education and I’m totally opposed to Tuition Fees. It’s one of the reasons I joined the Lib Dems in the first place. This blog post … Continue reading
NUS’s unforeseen hurdle – Why decapitation may prove tricky
As has been tweeted by Aaron Porter and reported by the Guardian and announced through a new website (in a remarkably unified manner) the NUS has launched it’s campaign to “decapitate” the Liberal Democrats, by ousting leading Liberal Democrat MPs … Continue reading
Higher Tuition Fees – The Maths
Putting aside for a moment, the arguments for and against the various forms, hybrids & systems that are currently being thrown about the Tuition Fees debate, how will the maths of the issue actually break down in Parliament should a … Continue reading
Vince’s Balancing Act
If there’s one person I feel sorry for right now, it’s Vince Cable. During the election, he was wielded like a secret weapon by us Lib Dems, we upheld him as God and his word on the economy … Continue reading
Tuition Fees: A False Economy
David Willetts comments about students being a burden on the taxpayer have once more sparked off a debate on tuition fees & whether or not they should be raised. I’m actually of the different view, that tuition fees themselves are … Continue reading
My views on the Coalition Deal
To begin with, I’ll just direct people here to the full text of the Coalition Agreement with the Conservative Party. If you haven’t read it yet, it might be handy as this entire blog post is basically me talking about … Continue reading
