One of the first policies of the Coalition Government was to triple University fees (despite Clegg promising not to).
We were told it would save us money at a time of austerity. Students were to take loans which they would payback when they got a good job.
Except many haven't and the Government are writing off the debts.
And the write offs are greater than the money saved if they hadn't increased fees in the first place.
Just about sums up this shambles of a Coalition.
Should the fees now be reduced to save money? Scotland and Wales seem to be able to afford to set reduced fees. Or is the policy of high fees designed to deter the plebs from furthering their education.
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/mar/21/student-fees-policy-costing-more