Keep the Liberal Democrats opposing tuition fees
May 27th, 2008 by Chris
Another review of the Liberal Democrats’ policy on higher education funding has come up and it’s vital that we maintain our commitment to higher education being accessible to all regardless of background. With an increasingly debt-averse society, it’s clear that the only way to do that is with access to education funded through general taxation.
There’s a group on Facebook created to show the support amongst grassroots Lib Dems for this policy. Please join it and add your comments.
We should abandon this policy.
Charging for education does not have to restrict entry to higher education based on background. It does however prompt people to think whether it is what is best for them.
Also, if we want to maintain the standards of higher education we cannot keep institutions dependent upon state funding and keep funding restricted in this manner.