Liberal Lies
Clegg: "Ending tuition fees would cost billions of pounds every year. We need to be certain we can afford it before we make any promises."
TB imagines there will be much stroking of beards in Bournemouth tonight after this announcement. Too bad for Elaine Bagshaw and Liberal Youth that their postcards full of lies and false promises have already been handed out across every university in the country:
UPDATE 20.31: TB is looking forward to an apology from Stephen Glenn who
branded him a liar
for suggesting that the Lib Dems were considering scrapping their free education policy. A tweet will be fine.
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Quite. Education to a reasonable standard may be a public good. Education to degree standard is not, particularly when its provision by the government leads to standards falling for all.
It's time universities competed for students that know they're spending their own money and are determined to get value in return.
If some good comes from Labour profligacy, it may be a realisation - from even the LibDems - that university education should pay its own way.
"The activists won't be happy."
You sure about that, Bear? This activist is pretty happy (and she knows others who feel the same).
https://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/23/liberal-democrats
Disclaimer: as ever with CiF, the title and byline aren't mine. *Sigh*
'there will be much stroking of beards in Bournemouth tonight after this announcement. Too bad for Elaine Bagshaw and Liberal Youth that their postcards full of lies and false promises have already been handed out across every university in the country'
I've nothing interesting to add to this discussion, other than to express my total astonishment upon discovering that Bagshawe has a beard. Apparently.
Nah, Baggers has got a minging hairy mole on her face.
To every CF university member who, over the last ten years has had to sit at a Freshers stall whilst the Libs whoop it up, I say this:
Vindication.
Seriously TB get over yourself!
This isn't news in any sense! The Lib Dems are actually a democratic party (unlike the other two) and this change in policy would have to be passed by conference or federal policy committee. Clegg has as much say in writing our manifesto as any other member of the FPC does (including bagshaw). Now matter how much you'd like to believe it, I'd be surprised if this policy changes in the near future.
Here's an interesting idea. Useful courses (Electronic Engineering, Chamistry, etc) come cheap/free if the students are up to the course.
'A' levels should be hard like they used to be. So should what passes for 'O' levels these days.
Students studying 'Media Studies','Dog Grooming','Glass Blowing' etc that are no use to anyone should pay full whack.
Let's see somebody suggest that.
You'll not be getting an apology as we are not scrapping it as a policy. However, because the Tories in the 80s and 90s followed up by Labour in the 90s and 00s have allowed the free flowing self interest of the markets and their casino departments to jeopardise the economy, we have to see what and when our policies can be implementent. Things can no longer all be guaranteed straight away, any party doing so is lying.
Oh dear - poor old Cleggover...
I have to say though, I laughed so much at this public abandonment of a key policy by the LibDem leadership that I almost spilt my Claret.
Cheers!
Nick Clegg? Wasn't he in Last of the Summer Wine?
Though I suppose his leadership style equates to rolling off a cliff in a bathtub on wheels...