| Soleron said: They just announced huge cuts and (worse) huge fee increases for higher education. At a time when every other country is prioritising education. Right now anyone who is good enough academically can go to any university; costs are mostly paid by the government and if you're poorer they pay everything. That's a great system, and fair, compared to America where for the vast majority can't afford to go to the best universities. Now the plan is to increase fees from £3000/year to up to £20000/year, and make the top universities able to charge more. That will increase inequality and decrease opportunity. This government also supported the Digital Economy bill, which introduces ISP monitoring, "three strikes" internet disconnection and no judicial process for doing so. That's not liberalism, that's oppression. All this decentralisation isn't liberal, it's a bid to devolve responsibility so the government can't be blamed, and to install the government's friends as "Chief Executives" of these free schools*. Like what's happened with hospital trusts - when they screw up, the govt isn't blamed and the Trust board is unaccountable. *I go to an academy school, and the 'executive headmaster' is paid more than £200,000 and controls a budget of more than £15m for this year. |
That was an awesome speech, Mr. Clegg, but Mr. Ubuntu-face raises some crucial points.
"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event." — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
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