The controversial vote has now happened for a big increase in tuition fees, consigning the students of today to a much bigger debt burden than ever before.
The Lib Dems have come out badly from this, and I just wish we could switch to a parallel world where they were still in opposition - would they change their policy once it became clear the public finances could not maintain the levels of students? I'd like to think yes, but know that it would be highly unlikely.
It is difficult to objectively look at the policy aside of all the heated demonstration and police confrontation. It is a big step into the unknown raising the tuition fees so high. I've got a feeling that maybe cutting back on higher education that was not deemed to be as useful to the economy with more modest rises would have been preferable.
Of course this cutback may now happen naturally now that tuition fees are hiked so high making study less attractive. Also I've a feeling that students will now be looking more closely at what they are getting for their payments.
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