Scrapping Tuition Fees

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AIBU to not understand why young people are not up in arms about tuition fees? I think young people have been screwed over by the government with regard to tuition fees, maintenance grant for poorer students and the compound interest that will be accrued on these loans. And yet I haven't seen many student demonstrations. I'm baffled as to why young people seem resigned to their fate. I'm not saying I was a firebrand when I was young, but I went on the Poll Tax riot and at least that worked!

Well, I want to be a carpenter. So the Government should pay for my course. Surely?

A compromise could be free uni education for STEM subjects and keep/reduce fees for other areas.

1. If you already have a degree, you will be able to access fee and maintenance loans, for part time degree level study, in STEM next year - the Government sees STEM as a strategically important area the country needs skills in.

1. Adults re-training where there is a skills shortage, has always been funded. Nursing and teaching are examples. Apprenticeships, including degree apprenticeships, are other example. These will be funded.

1. Yes I imagine 001 would be able to retrain to be a carpenter without incurring any fee liability for training if he/she goes down the apprentice route.

A compromise could be free uni education for STEM subjects and keep/reduce fees for other areas

Im kinda torn on this as on the one hand media is a new industry but the other in that I dont think you need to go to university as there are already industry standard qualifications/certifications.

A compromise could be that degree holders from 2015 onwards pay for the costs of degrees through higher tax contributions based on their salary.

i mentioned earlier about business's funding and though we have the problem of nepotism - maybe they could offset taxes or something as an incentive or something?

*That's wrong claarp (unless you're not in England?):
OU Fees

"The cost of full time OU study (120 credits) works out at £5572 per year."*

I just realised that when I looked again. Crazy, I didn't realise there was a difference between countries. Apologies.

Not crazy clarrp it's just that NI partly funds its university students. England doesn't. Wales and Scotland are different too. There is no national UK wide system. Welcome to devolution!