I sympathise completely given your fees are now £9000 - on £3200 it was actually a pretty good deal (about £13 per hour for 10 hours per week, 8 weeks per term, 3 terms per year). Accommodation and living expenses you would have anywhere, and you're paying for the 'experience' on that front.
Most people's parents aren't paying for them - that's what the loan is for. However, wouldn't trust the government not to privatise the loans, so it is a risk, and I've heard some horrible figures on what people could be paying back. On the other hand, you could become a housewife and pay nothing. I think this is wrong, but I can't see a fair way to differentiate these people.
University education can feel like a scam - you are supposed to be 'independent', but clearly everyone would benefit from more contact hours. However, academics have research responsibilities as well, and are only paid a teacher's wage, so often there aren't the resources. My father is an academic and he says that since the fee increase he has a lot more students acting like customers, and thus feeling justified in demanding better service.
It is a problem, and completely contrary to the culture of higher education (part of the problem is too many people going to university, but that should be a separate thread). Education is expensive and government funds are finite, so for now it's sadly a case of 'if you want it, pay'.