University fees in Scotland.

We did.

The issue here is devolution. So the theory is that the Scots get X amount of money from the English government

, to spend as they please. In order to get free uni, they must have cut back elsewhere.

Where? I'm not trying to start an arguement here, I'm genuinely interested to know what we pay less for than the Scots. Do they pay extra road tax/prescription charges?

So just to clarify.

If you are Scottish and going to a Scottish university you will pay no fees.
If you are Polish and going to a Scottish university you will pay no fees.
If you are French and going to a Scottish university you will pay no fees.
If you are Bulgarian and going to a Scottish university you will pay no fees.

However, if you are English, Welsh or Northern Irish you will pay upto £6000 per year.
So if you come from Newcastle, 60 miles away from Edinburgh you will have to pay but if you are from Sofia 1500miles away from Edinburghy you don't.


How the hell is that fair?
I wouldn't mind if they treated all EU the same as England, but this is utterly disgusting and can't possibly stand up to legal action.

Thats an unfair reply.

In England all students pay. Regardless of where they are from.

In Scotland you only pay if English/Welsh. Anywhere else you don't.


So how can you equate the two.

How ignorant can a poster be?

Time after time the Scottish people reject the suggestion of independence. It is a few gobby Scot Nats that make you think otherwise.

England is not an EU state so can be treated unfairly

when has Scotland ever rejected independence ? theres never been a referendum on independence for it to be rejected

So just to clarify.

If you are Scottish and going to a Scottish university you will pay no fees.
If you are Polish and going to a Scottish university you will pay no fees.
If you are French and going to a Scottish university you will pay no fees.
If you are Bulgarian and going to a Scottish university you will pay no fees.

However, if you are English, Welsh or Northern Irish you will pay upto £6000 per year.
So if you come from Newcastle, 60 miles away from Edinburgh you will have to pay but if you are from Sofia 1500miles away from Edinburghy you don't.


How the hell is that fair?
I wouldn't mind if they treated all EU the same as England, but this is utterly disgusting and can't possibly stand up to legal action.

Why? English universities charge full price for Scottish students studying in England etc.

Is it actually true that Scottish students studying in an EU country other than the UK get free tuition? If so, what's the reason for it? I can understand why EU students studying in Scotland get it free (because that's what local students pay), so why would Scottish students studying in another country get free tuition when locals have to pay?

No it isn't.

You see England this is what you get! Yeah I bet you thought you were real good at the end of braveheart when you were killing William wallace well we are having another last laugh(bannock burn) at you with the fees Ha ha aha ahahahahha!

Yes the entire country had feelings at the end of that Mel Gibson work of fiction.

You do realise that the joining together of england and scotland happened because the Scottish king was crowned king of England.

So technically Scotland took over England.

Do you know what an opinion poll is?

I do not see how you can use opinion polls to state that Scotland has repeatedly rejected independence grasping at straws there

well if an oppinion poll says it - it must be true until you put the question to the nation you can not say Scotland has rejected independence

the fact unionists fear such a referendum suggests they fear the outcome