I mean, there are centuries of rich human thought, the value of which cannot be adequately represented in a 4 year parliamentary budget.
An educated, well spoken person, one with class and conciousness is well versed or at least somewhat knowledgeable about the works of great minds in the past. Say Byron, or Gainsborough or Hobbes.
Studying the arts/humanities not only enriches the minds of the individual, but society as a whole becomes more civilised and a much more reasonable place to be.
Or is this all some big conspiracy to make sure that in the future only the rich will have enough cash to stump up front for an arts/humanities degree, broaden their minds, then laugh pitifully at the plebeians wallowing in their daily toil and squalor without conciousness or understanding of their condition for their masters? i.e the rich who got a well rounded education.
The poor will be put off and the departments left and right will be downsizing or closing due to not enough student numbers to maintain an economy of scale.