[joeysteele]

My parents saw me through UNI, I see myself as one of the lucky ones,it still doesn't change the fact that some people will come out of UNI with upwards of over £25,000 of debt around their necks even before they start doing anything else.

It is a debt that is there too, should they need to apply for other things.

Okay, Labour introduced the fees, then increased them slightly.
Then in 2010 we had the Lib Dems warning that the Conservatives were going to at least double the fees from the £3,000 they were then.
The Lib Dems near stalked new and existing students promising to abolish the fees altogether and if they had any influence after the 2010 election, to never vote to increase them.
Then they voted to actually 'treble' them.

I am no longer a student at Uni, I do however applaud Labour's plan to reduce the max. by a third to £6,000.
Also the very last people who should be talking about tuition fees and what should be done, are both the Conservatives and Lib Dems.
The Conservatives for not revealing they intended to treble the fees and the Lib Dems for their misleading of students and their families with their then betrayal of even signed pledges.

There are good and not so good students, Uni can be both physically and mentally draining for years, no wonder when assignments and work is complete, they really go wild and let their hair down.
It is easy to say all students are lazy,without actual fair and just knowledge of what they are doing, some courses are far harder and demanding than others.

Since joining tibb in 2010,I have had to battle against near prejudice and put downs as to students but I would like to see those who criticise and judge do some of the intense work and endless researching I had to do with strict deadlines.

I worked with dedication and extremely hard for my degrees and I was glad I was lucky enough to have the family backing not to leave Uni with massive debt around my neck, no matter how much I would have had to pay back or when.
It is still a total debt Students have.
All before going to try to buy property or rent property as well as all other things they need to do with any finances.

Any reduction in that new debt since the fees were trebled under this lying coalition govt; should be welcomed in my view, by Students, their families and those planning to just explore going to Uni too.