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Nick Clegg? Wasn't he in Last of the Summer Wi...

2009-09-20T13:35:25.542+01:00

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...

Oh dear - poor old Cleggover... I have to say tho...

2009-09-20T12:23:28.731+01:00

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!

You'll not be getting an apology as we are not...

2009-09-20T11:54:32.790+01:00

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.

Here's an interesting idea. Useful courses (El...

2009-09-20T11:49:14.751+01:00

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.

Seriously TB get over yourself! This isn't ne...

2009-09-20T02:13:57.188+01:00

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.

To every CF university member who, over the last t...

2009-09-19T22:50:33.319+01:00

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.

Nah, Baggers has got a minging hairy mole on her f...

2009-09-19T22:35:53.641+01:00

Nah, Baggers has got a minging hairy mole on her face.

'there will be much stroking of beards in Bour...

2009-09-19T22:29:13.292+01:00

'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.

"The activists won't be happy." You...

2009-09-19T20:42:04.418+01:00

"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*

Quite. Education to a reasonable standard may be a...

2009-09-19T20:31:27.051+01:00

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.