• Confederation of British Industry want to charge University Students more in the UK
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[release][b]BBC[/b] University students in the UK should pay more for their loans and accept higher tuition fees as "inevitable", says a report from business leaders. The Confederation of British Industry says the extra money needed to fund universities should come from savings in the student support system. It also calls for more sponsorship and bursaries from businesses. The National Union of Students attacked the report as "gross hypocrisy" from the "fat cats at the CBI". [/release] [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8263672.stm]Source[/url] I think the students will have to do a demonstration, like they always do.
"They" don't want to do anything it's just the CBI spouting off about something they don't know about
They can fuck off. There is a recession, people have no jobs and now they want to keep people from getting skills needed to get them.
I recall there being some countries out there that actually pay a good portion, if not all, of a student's tuition.
In other words "Good lord, it's getting harder for little Timothy to get into Oxford. Let's raise the price, so the plebs can't afford it!"
Students pay too much as it is The CBI can suck my heavily indebted cock
[QUOTE=Zeke129;17430901]I recall there being some countries out there that actually pay a good portion, if not all, of a student's tuition.[/QUOTE] Including [i]every single country in the EU except for England[/i].
[QUOTE=Splurgy;17430948]Including [i]every single country in the EU except for England[/i].[/QUOTE] This is why I dislike Canada. We're European except for all the things that make Europe good. In those things, we're American.
[QUOTE=Splurgy;17430948]Including [i]every single country in the EU except for England[/i].[/QUOTE] And Wales and Northern Island.
I'll just keeping living in Scotland and go to Uni for (mostly) free.
[QUOTE=iamgnome;17430881]They can fuck off. There is a recession, people have no jobs and now they want to keep people from getting skills needed to get them.[/QUOTE] This.
I agree with them that the government's target of 50% for uni attendance is stupid, but by hiking up costs all they are going to is make university a thing for the privileged again
That was the worst thread title ever I should ban you but I won't cause I just feel sorry for you man
[QUOTE=TH89;17431002]That was the worst thread title ever I should ban you but I won't cause I just feel sorry for you man[/QUOTE] [img]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/rating/heart.png[/img]
But I have a dream :(
[QUOTE=TH89;17431002]That was the worst thread title ever I should ban you but I won't cause I just feel sorry for you man[/QUOTE] Ok then, thanks I guess.
[QUOTE=markg06;17430963]And Wales and Northern Island.[/QUOTE] Oh, I forgot those sorry. Also for some reason Scottish students don't have to pay, and they can come to England and have their Uni fees paid for. As can anyone else in the EU. Thanks Tony Blair! You're really such a great guy!
[QUOTE=Splurgy;17430936]In other words "Good lord, it's getting harder for little Timothy to get into Oxford. Let's raise the price, so the plebs can't afford it!"[/QUOTE] To be fair though, the competition for Oxbridge will still be ridiculous even if this actually goes ahead.
Chances are most Uni' leavers now (Like me) are going to leave Uni' with nearly £30,000 worth of debt. And they want to up it? And they want more people to go to University? Whaat!?
In Ireland and Scotland uni is more or less free, why can't England and Wales have free education too?
[QUOTE=Chrisordie;17431096]Chances are most Uni' leavers now (Like me) are going to leave Uni' with nearly £30,000 worth of debt. And they want to up it? And they want more people to go to University? Whaat!?[/QUOTE] The CBI want less people to go to uni Specifically less poor people
It's utter bullshit to me, higher education is the cornerstone of the strengths of the British (and other 'developed world' countries) high-level economy
Well hey, if they are going to close education to the proletariat, students will have to find something else to do. How about instead of sitting in a job center drawing around their hands like the government want them to do, they get politicised and make some noise. [editline]06:51PM[/editline] The CBI can fuck right off anyway, keep commerce out of education.
[QUOTE=DaveP;17431542]It's utter bullshit to me, higher education is the cornerstone of the strengths of the British (and other 'developed world' countries) high-level economy[/QUOTE] And they said that the days of a classless society in Britain was coming to a end. Hahahaha.
Why is a confederation of industry trying to effect university students. Why don't we just kick the shit out of them. They're business men they don't know how to fight.
[QUOTE=iamgnome;17430881]They can fuck off. There is a recession, people have no jobs and now they want to keep people from getting skills needed to get them.[/QUOTE] America is coming out of it, so should you.
...yeahhhhh
[QUOTE=BANNED USER;17431943]America is coming out of it, so should you.[/QUOTE] We are still going to be feeling the effects for a few years. The jobs aren't going to come back instantly.
[highlight]fuck you[/highlight]
[QUOTE=James*;17431111]The CBI want less people to go to uni Specifically less poor people[/QUOTE] I meant the government primarily but all the same this is fucked in the head.
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