Abolish Tuition Fees, Vote Conservative!

[*End Is Forever*]

The Tories are to fight the next election on a platform that will include the abolition of university tuition fees.

Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith is set to outline the policy in a keynote speech on Tuesday.

The speech will be entitled 'a fair deal for everyone' and will be central to the next Tory bid to win back power.

The government's controversial tuition fee policy - which is in place in England and Wales - has been dubbed a "tax on learning" by the Tories.

They say they will also get rid of the government's 50% target for university entrance.

The new admissions regulator being introduced by the government, the Office for Fair Access (Offa) would also be scrapped.

Education spokesman Damian Green said getting rid of tuition fees would save students and their families up to £3,000 a year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3022459.stm

[reds4ever]

it's easy to make promises when youre not in power, either way, 20 year olds should support themselves, it you want the education be an adult and pay for it

[*End Is Forever*]

I wonder, do you have a degree r4e? If so, perhaps you'd like to make your £10000 cheque payable to H.M. Government?

[St Leo]

Wow. Is there anyways that I could swap Ontario Tories for English Tories?

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by *End Is Forever*
I wonder, do you have a degree r4e? If so, perhaps you'd like to make your £10000 cheque payable to H.M. Government?

I'm currently 2/3 of the way through a degree course (doing a 6 year part time degree in 4 years) with the Open University, I am also working 40 odd hours a week as a chemical process technican. Its not cheap and it's not easy, but I'm making the sacrifices. Quit bleating.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Well some of us dont want to make those sacrifices. Im glad the state of california is going to pay for my education. (minus housing, books, and food.) That way I can concentrate on the important things like partying, playing sports, playing guitar, and socialising.

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
Well some of us dont want to make those sacrifices. Im glad the state of california is going to pay for my education. (minus housing, books, and food.) That way I can concentrate on the important things like partying, playing sports, playing guitar, and socialising.

I can accept that, i just don't like the 'hard done to student' routine, at least youre honest

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by *End Is Forever*
I wonder, do you have a degree r4e? If so, perhaps you'd like to make your £10000 cheque payable to H.M. Government?

Are you so susceptible to bribery that you'd rather force other people to pay for your education?

[Provost Harrison]

Free education for all!

Anyway, some good my prestigious education did me, degree and experience later and I am still flat on my face...

[David Floyd]

Free education? Come on. Education is a service, and just like any other service - health care, checkout at the grocery store, or whatever - should cost money. In the ideal society (or at least mine), public education would not even be a phrase in common usage.

Oh, and yes, part of my tuition is paid by scholarships. I don't lose sleep over that because I'm taxed out the ying-yang in my 40 hour per week full time job as it is, and will continue to be for the forseeable future, except that it'll get worse.

[Provost Harrison]

Free healthcare for all too!

You Yankie barbarian

[David Floyd]

Bah! If you want "free" healthcare, get private insurance. This way it's voluntary - and either way, it really isn't free. You either pay involuntary taxes, or join a voluntary insurance program and pay voluntary fees.

[Provost Harrison]

Over here, we do things different

[David Floyd]

Yeah, and then we come and save you when the Germans come a-knockin'

[Felch]

Actually we wouldn't if Floyd really had his way, would we?