Ed Miliband's article in the Observer denouncing the rise in Tuition fees can be read at
Its noticeable among the online comments about this article that while Ed Miliband is advocating a graduate tax the implications of such a tax are a mystery to many. These are spelt out in this blog's page on Tuition Fees.
However , Ed doesn't explain in his published article for the benefit of his readers either the economic or ideological differences between fees and a graduate tax, which is a shame. In addition, to say that a rise of several hundred pounds would have been sufficient rather undermines his opposition to a rise in fees. Would a few hundred have been OK?
I doubt that is what he means us to infer, but in these days of instant communication and PR Dave's preference for sound bites rather than hands-on leadership, this should have been edited out.
I doubt that is what he means us to infer, but in these days of instant communication and PR Dave's preference for sound bites rather than hands-on leadership, this should have been edited out.
And what about Alan Johnson. He seems by raising questions publicly about the efficacy of a graduate tax, in the Telegraph of all places, turning out to be not so much the great communicator that Labour needs, he's acting more like a long- stop who has been promoted to slip fielder and can only blame the captain when he drops a catch. (Pardon the cricketing metaphor, but we are doing rather well in Australia, so why not)
Please, please can we have more of Yvette Cooper.
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ReplyDeleteWhere are all the parents’ voices out there? Do they not realise that their children are going to be landed with massive debts if they decide to go to university. I know I will be affected and so will my 16yr old daughter. I am so angry; education is and should remain a right. Surely an educated society is better for all. We are being told “we are all in this together” by a government who have never had to pay a penny for their university education. I do not accept the excuse that cuts have to be made because of the deficit. This is a clear move towards our education system being privatised for profit. If you’re not angry about this you should be, no matter what your political persuasion. How can the parents of this country allow the rights of their children be eroded in this way? Hijacked in the name of business and the banks.
ReplyDeleteDo you really believe the mantra that “there is no other way?”