I´ve just found out.

[Sqad]

If you are Scottish or from a country in the EU and go to a Scottish University......the Scottish Government pay your fees.

Now, if your are English and your parent´s income is above £20,029 you have to pay towards the University fee.

Just found out.

Does the English tax payer contribute to the above?

[LoftyLottie]

Yes. Totally unfair isn't it. And the Welsh don't pay for prescriptions medicine either. And there are lots of other discrepancies. What we need is an English Parliament. We are hard done by. Personally, I think if the Welsh and Scottish want to be separate then they should be separate in all respects.

[steg]

to the Scottish bit? no, it is paid by the Scottish parliament

[LoftyLottie]

Is that true, Steg? Then I stand corrected.

[Sqad]

But Lofty....are we, English tax payer subsidising the Scottish Education system?

If not, then good luck to Scotland, but if we are, then I would be p1ssed off if I paid UK taxes.

[evedawn]

ok so are you saying that if you live in engand but decide to go to scottish uni that it'll be free? or is it onlu OTHER eu contries that can go to uni for free in scotland? if so i wwonder why more english school leavers dont apply to go to a scottish uni?

[Sqad]

steg, just seen your answer. Thanks

[Sqad]

steg....so if your father is an Italian Count or something similar and went to St Andrews, he would get his fees paid by the Scottish Government?

[steg]

don't know if you have to be Scottish or not to qualify

[steg]

or if it is means tested

[Sqad]

steg...that was the point of my post.......you don´t have to be Scottish, as long as you come from an EU country outside of Scotland EXCLUDING England.

[LoftyLottie]

http://www.hw.ac.uk/r...financing/tuition.htm

[steg]

it is paid for by the Scottish parliament tho' and not the British parliament, if it is unfair, vote for a party (if there is one) that will do the same for english

[Sqad]

Lofty...it was that website that made me pose my question.
Surely the Scottish tax payer is not happy with that state of affairs.

[steg]

good link lottie

[mike11111]

The Scottish parliament is subsidised by the British parliament so indirectly it is contributing.

[Dris]

Think this explains it Sqad but suspect you have already read up on it as you have your facts right.

http://www.telegraph....es-despite-debts.html

Is it not more a case of people lobbying their MP's for England to have an independent Parliament to Westminster also? I would think that would be the way forward as you dont get anything unfortunately just complaining -you have to be pro active.Good luck .

[steg]

i can't speak for all Scottish tax payers squad but i think Scots in general believe that education should be free to all

[missnemesis]

Why does it make a diff to you squad, as far as I know you neither live in any of the British Isles nor go to uni?

[Sqad]

Dris......I couldn´t care less about an Independent Parliament, my point is:

If you are Scottish or come from an EU country outside of Scotland and go to a Scottish University, then Scottish parliament will pay your fees
BUT
If you are English and your parents earn over the sum that I mentioned AND you want to go to a Scottish University, then you must contribute.

How fair is that?