tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post6307165412860687387..comments2009-10-30T00:37:30.374ZHarry Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05099597763862011749noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-66659299392638968722009-10-30T00:36:21.635Z2009-10-30T00:36:21.635ZHahah amusing to see this coming up here - I was there this morning. Many NUS types seemed distressed to have such a credible minister stand up and talk about HE, but be definitely conservative. As I said in my query to David, Privatisation won&#39;t work with HE - but if we&#39;re going to pursue a &quot;free at point of use&quot; policy (a la NHS) then it needs to happen rapidly...Kit Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04426710655431540381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-92217562101177188052009-10-29T20:57:49.113Z2009-10-29T20:57:49.113ZStudents have it far too easy.<br /><br />They should get a book of vouchers worth about £15k at age eighteen and universities should charge what they like. <br /><br />Commercial loans should fund living expenses - or second jobs - and courses should probably only run for two years, 45 weeks a year, 40 hours a week - Buckingham style.<br /><br />Why should taxes fund a three year drinking holiday?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-24394652163019021162009-10-29T17:02:41.429Z2009-10-29T17:02:41.429ZNah, you&#39;re flailing all over the place with this one, TB.<br /><br />Streeting may be a shamelessly partisan careerist Labour hack, but this is hardly an attempt to crawl towards the Tories. He&#39;s saying exactly what you&#39;d expect a President of the NUS to say when they&#39;ve been told that they&#39;re going to be consulted over bad news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com