Government vote on higher education fees

[BAJR]

With ministers intending to shift the cost of the majority of courses to graduates, with plans to raise tuition fees in England to a maximum of ?9,000 a year from the current ?3,290, this becomes untenable in the long term, and returns us to the days when only those with money can ever hope to go to a university. This of course opens up the potential for 'non-academic' routes and pathways. But again, there must be an end result... where work carried out to gain a qualification becomes a burden. Of course I have my own views on Archaeology in some Universities preparing students for archaeology. Having just talked to one distraught student who is coming to terms with 4 years of debt (which this bill will treble) and none of the requirements to actually 'do' archaeology. Of course they could spend more money and time on an NVQ

The idea that education is a right, is firmly rooted in my beliefs, even though it was not for me, I should have had the right. Should it cost, well, this is a question... but if the end result is only economically viable courses surviving, then we are back to 'Archaeology and its worth' again. A university will ditch these courses first along with other non profitable courses. However, this is not what University is about.

I would prefer to see, pay for the first, get the rest free... thus getting placing a - no time wasting here barrier... if you pay for it, then you will go for it... paying 9k! a year... aye right!