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Why do people think students have more influence now tuition fees are £9k?

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Its clearly not a free market no. That was never the main point of the fees though. University funding has to come from somewhere: either the graduates pay or everyone pays for the graduates. The former makes a lot more sense.

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ukuser

I've read that oxford and york want to increase fees to £16,000 a year. When the SLC is privatized in 2015 this will probably happen. Students are being taken for a joke.

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ukuser

http://www.newstatesman.com/economics/2013/06/danny-alexander-confirms-student-loan-book-will-be-privatised

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skd1996

Personally as I'm starting uni next year, all I've been doing recently is worrying about money and how much I can save and how on earth I'm meant to pay my debts in the future

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CEKTOP

Original post by wrangled

True that. England pays for it.

I'm afraid it doesn't, Scottish infrastructure does.

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CEKTOP

Original post by skd1996

Personally as I'm starting uni next year, all I've been doing recently is worrying about money and how much I can save and how on earth I'm meant to pay my debts in the future

Getting a job after university would be a good start.

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wrangled

Original post by CEKTOP

I'm afraid it doesn't, Scottish infrastructure does.

"Scottish infrastructure"? Eh? Where are you coming from? Care to expand on that? I'll come back to you next year if Scotland votes "yes" to independence and see if they can still afford free tuition fees post independence day!