Stroud-Say no to massive increases in tuition fees and savage cuts to higher education
Dear Mr Carmichael,
As our elected Member of Parliament, we petition you to vote against the unfair and unjustified raise in tuition fees and savage cuts to higher education as planned by the Government.
Key points of the plans include:
· Fees being raised to £9000 a year, putting off many of the poorest from going to university. Nick Clegg himself said in April 2010 fees of £7000 would be ‘a disaster’.
· The universities teaching grant being cut by 80% and Students on many courses being entirely responsible for funding their own degrees-effectively privatising our higher education system
· Students in England will face amongst the highest fees of any public university system in the industrialised world alongside some of the lowest levels of public funding for university teaching
· In a ‘market' for higher education, some students will feel forced to choose the cheapest course, not one that suits them best.
· Most graduates still paying off their debts 30 years after graduation.
We see no reason for the plans to go ahead and ask you to act as our representative and to fight against them, valuing the social and economic benefits higher education brings
The People of Stroud
Promoted by Stroud Young Labour, 5a Lansdown, Stroud GL5 1BB, We may contact you using the details you have supplied. If you prefer us not to contact you using particular personal details, please write to the address above
Updates
December 1, 2010
The volume of support has now reached a point where we can secure a formal meeting with Mr Carmichael. I am finalizing the briefing documents to present our case against the proposed fee hikes and funding cuts during this discussion.
3 Comments
Uni is already too expensive for most people. stop making it so kids from normal families have no chance of graduating without massive debt.
education is a right not a luxury for the rich!!!
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Stroud-Say no to massive increases in tuition fees and savage cuts to higher education
Dear Mr Carmichael,
As our elected Member of Parliament, we petition you to vote against the unfair and unjustified raise in tuition fees and savage cuts to higher education as planned by the Government.
Key points of the plans include:
· Fees being raised to £9000 a year, putting off many of the poorest from going to university. Nick Clegg himself said in April 2010 fees of £7000 would be ‘a disaster’.
· The universities teaching grant being cut by 80% and Students on many courses being entirely responsible for funding their own degrees-effectively privatising our higher education system
· Students in England will face amongst the highest fees of any public university system in the industrialised world alongside some of the lowest levels of public funding for university teaching
· In a ‘market' for higher education, some students will feel forced to choose the cheapest course, not one that suits them best.
· Most graduates still paying off their debts 30 years after graduation.
We see no reason for the plans to go ahead and ask you to act as our representative and to fight against them, valuing the social and economic benefits higher education brings
The People of Stroud
Promoted by Stroud Young Labour, 5a Lansdown, Stroud GL5 1BB, We may contact you using the details you have supplied. If you prefer us not to contact you using particular personal details, please write to the address above
Updates
December 1, 2010
The volume of support has now reached a point where we can secure a formal meeting with Mr Carmichael. I am finalizing the briefing documents to present our case against the proposed fee hikes and funding cuts during this discussion.
3 Comments
Absolute joke. They keep pushing the next generation into poverty before they even start working.
Uni is already too expensive for most people. stop making it so kids from normal families have no chance of graduating without massive debt.
education is a right not a luxury for the rich!!!
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Absolute joke. They keep pushing the next generation into poverty before they even start working.