All Lib Dem ministers will back rise in tuition fees
BBC: All Liberal Democrat government ministers will vote to raise the cap on university tuition fees in England, party leader Nick Clegg has said.There had been speculation some could abstain from a vote over the controversial policy, which has prompted weeks of student protests.
But Deputy PM Mr Clegg said ministers were “as one on this” and would vote “as a team” on Thursday.
Former leaders Charles Kennedy and Sir Menzies Campbell will oppose the plans.
Walk through fire’
Earlier Mr Clegg confirmed to his MPs he would vote for the plans. At a meeting ahead of Thursday’s vote on the proposals, Mr Clegg said he had hoped they could “walk through the fire” together – but he now accepted a collective position was not possible.
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Who’s writing the score? I’ve always thought of Cam and Co as Mr Smarm and the Smarmettes – they could do some vocals. Dave M could contribute the pregnant pauses or perhaps the anticlimax.
For the fire, I suggest the one in the grate in Joyce’s ‘Ivy Day in the Committee Room’.
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‘walk through fire’ they are soooooooo brave.
I have tuition fee’s coming up, but:
# .. I recognise that student numbers were bloated beyond affordable levels at 500,000.
# .. LAB’s inclination to buy votes is unsustainable but continues in Wales as they divert budgets. (Watch how the decision to subsidize students unravels.)
# .. if students aren’t mindful of securing highly-remunerating employment that makes these fees insignificant. Then they fall into the category of those that – regardless of cost – seem to need a piece of paper to stroke their frail ego when they end up in menial work because they dont have essential life skills – thereby pointless.
# .. I agree with Nick.
Anything (within reasonable political means) that keeps LAB out. ANYTHING! Works for me.
Polleetickle:the current labour market requires an expensive piece of paper as an entry qualification. One would hope that employers might devise a cheaper method of screening candidates, so that students aren’t forced to spend £50k on a proxy IQ test.