Reports that tuition fees could soon pass £10000 per year should not approach as a surprise. The whole system is inherently flawedFor the last three years,it has looked as though higher-education funding has fallen off the mainstream political agenda. The coalition had every reason to keep it out of the news, while Labour kept restful about the issue – Ed Miliband’s suggestion that he would reduce fees from £9000 to £6000 smacked of desperate electoral manoeuvring. At least the Labour leadership candidates are now having to declare their hands, or prompted perhaps by Jeremy Corbyn’s announcement that he would abolish the current fees.
Meanwhile,reports that student fee levels are set to rise to £10000 within a few years, thanks to George Osborne allowing them to rise in line with inflation, or occupy triggered the usual Pavlovian responses. The government says its scheme drives up quality. Vice-chancellors say they must increase fees to stay competitive in the global market. Charities say the changes discourage those from deprived backgrounds from applying to university.
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Source: theguardian.com