tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post1810847068126607103..comments2024-03-25T12:55:40.911+00:00Comments on Caron's Musings: The Browne Report - the next steps in the Liberal Democrat grassroots campaign to abolish tuition feesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-39751555141182028832010-10-15T13:21:23.640+01:002010-10-15T13:21:23.640+01:00Has anyone noticed how the government will scam st...Has anyone noticed how the government will scam students if it follows Browne`s suggested “levy” to control excessive fees ?<br />Every £1000 of fees above £6000 has a rake off to the government (report p.37). Browne`s suggested £7000 fee to cover the total withdrawl of government funding for the humanities already gives the government £60 per student that the student will be paying back for 30 years.<br />If Oxbridge goes for fees of £12000 a year the government rake off from the student`s £36000 is over £9000. Every £1000 over £12000 the government takes £750 but it would still be worthwhile for Oxbridge to try, may be, £20,000. The student pays back £60000, the government gets £27720.<br />Fees at these rates give big profits on staff costs to Oxbridge colleges, allowing them to accumulate all their endowment income. In 2008-2009 Oxford colleges had £738 million in land, £1550 million in shares and cash (www.oxford.ac.uk)- up from £1.2 billion in 2001. Cambridge has more.(THES 13/7/01)<br />Browne hits teachers and the children of teachers and showers money on Oxbridge and government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-67471262017941597412010-10-13T12:29:50.036+01:002010-10-13T12:29:50.036+01:00Hi there Caron,
I'm really glad to see you ke...Hi there Caron,<br /><br />I'm really glad to see you keeping to your principles and standing up for what's right. Education should be a right, not a privilege. I wish you all the very bset in your campaign. <br /><br />Presumably the Scottish Lib Dems are still pro-free education though, and Scotland's students are still safe?Grogipherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12781013801121569150noreply@blogger.com