Originally Posted by
Hecktix
The current system is very fair, tuition fees are capped at £3375, all unis charge the same amount - so there is no price elitism within universities.
60% of students get funding help they don't have to pay back, however this is only a third of the total price, this will decrease to less than 5% should this policy come in.
All students get the chance to get a loan at a fair price, staggered all the way up to about £50k.
Sounds pretty fair to me.
Although I respect we're in a sticky financial situation, so I believe the fee cap should raise to between £5000 and £6000, I'm from a middle class family and I struggle to fund my education, and I know thousands of others will too, including you unless you're super-rich.