The state normally has to pay for public goods such as education. It still wants mass higher education - just not to pay for it
if the state pays, it is public, circular argument
and as for getting seemingly everyone into university...i really don't understand that one
Most universities want to charge nothing - they're being forced to.
they're not being forced to, not quite sure how many times i have to say it
as for universities not wanting to charge students, of course they don't, they'd much rather have taxpayers pay for the courses and charge nothing, easy life
i'm sure the rail companies would like to charge nothing and let the tax payer pay for all the trains instead (something else the coalition is making happen)
A literate citizenship capable of independent and critical thought still seems a good thing to me
i didn't say it wasn't, i said what is the benefit of all paying for it as opposed to the people getting the education?
The number of media studies students is falling by the way.
GOOD, this shows that students are having to align their course studies to something that is relevant for society and consequently pays well
and it's the fee increases that have brought about that change
we owe a trillion GBP... and letting the universities' subsidies go is no biggy for me