Abolish Uni Fees - Petition

Literally the only reason to moan about the current student loan system is a basic incomprehension of how it works and/or feeling entitled to other people's money. If there really are droves of poor people who are spooked out of going to uni by the £9k a year (which, as a poor person, I doubt) they're clearly too dim to do five seconds of research and wouldn't cut it at uni anyway. The country loses nothing.

If you think tuition fees are a barrier to going to university you clearly don't understand the loans system, which is a good indicator that you're probably not bright enough for higher education anyway.

I agree that ALL education should be free no matter if it is under grad or post grad.....

But how do you propose the government saves the money to do it elsewhere?

Wouldn't it cost over 20 billion a year if memory serves me?


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You aren't really. See #79

You have the same access to my and other people's money and the same rules for paying (some of?) it back. As it is way too many of you never do so what do we get out of many students going to uni? Sweet Felicity Arkwright!

I would personally prefer that none of you got it with the slight exception I explained in an earlier reply.

Can someone seriously suggest where this extra money would come from? We don't have unlimited money to send everyone to uni who wants to go.

for you information, I am paying my student loan back already (I was fortunate that I was in the pre-2012 category) even though my loan will cancel itself in the future. the reason why: because I want people to be able to have an education because I know what its like to go through university without funding I kinda agree that people should stop borrowing loans / loans should be abolished but feel that unis should revert to the pre-2012 fees (3kish a year vs 9-12.5k a year). the fact that there are fewer people going into uni straight out of a levels these days and the fact that education resources (in healthcare anyways) arent much more expensive to me suggests that unis didnt really need to (effectively) triple tuition fees.

the sad reality is that a lot of unis will probably refuse lowering fees and the on;ly way to truly provide free education for all is via increased taxation / sponsorship with dubious companies

Sorry for the pedantry and maybe English is not your first language. However, I object enough as it is on the principle of this but even more so if someone who wants to use my money to go to Uni can't even write properly.

Any self-respecting employer will (or should) run a mile and bin an application/CV written as badly as your case for free/subsidised HE.

The fact your loan will, in your own words "cancel itself in the future", annoys me. Somewhere along the line your education, funded partly at my expense, has been a waste of money. Thanks for that.

They shouldn't be free, but I think £9,000 a year is just a teeny bit much. £3,000 per year was more than enough, especially compared with other countries in Europe.

just out of curiosity, if you study abroad in europe, do they charge the you the same exorbitant rate they charge foreign students in this country vs their fees for native students.

They shouldn't be free, but I think £9,000 a year is just a teeny bit much. £3,000 per year was more than enough, especially compared with other countries in Europe.

I’ve made a petition – will you sign it?

My Petition: Abolish University Tuition Fees

Click this link to sign the petition:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/165749/sponsors/Kn77OD65HgTz0Vxlmcf8

Dear TSR,

In 2012 the Coalition Government raised tuition fees to £9000 a year, which means students now face crippling debt. This shackling debt often lasts decades. Free education is a right not a privilege. We have to act now to take back what's rightfully ours!

Young students eager to better themselves as people are facing crippling debt after they leave university unless they are born of a very wealthy family. This ensures that the wealth stays with the families who have always had it. Worse still is the number of young people denied the chance of university due to their disadvantaged background. Free education is vital if we are to have a country that utilises the most talented rather than the most fortunate. Free education is necessary for equality.

This petition has to do well! If you agree with it please sign it and send it to all your contacts.

Thankyou,

The Awakener