The cut backs in University funding are now coming to a head. Whilst the government had said that £9000 per year fees would be the exception rather than the norm, it seems that a large percentage of institutions are going to be at the higher end of the scale.
It seems like a power struggle between them and the government where the student loses out. Eventually the government themselves might be the loser, many of the loans they back will never get repaid. Also the universities make the claim the tuition fees need to be that high to support poorer student access.
What a mess! What would really sort this out is more flexible access to higher education, shorter compressed courses - more affordable. Stop trying to keep to the old way of doing things when more flexibility might benefit the country more.
I look back at my student days, where the tuitions fees were paid. I can just about kid myself that it was worth £3000 a year. But in no way was it worth £9000 a year.
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