[jennyjuniper]

I would have preferred to see a 'partnership' between the government and student. Where the government pays some of the fees, but the student must pay some also. Sometimes getting something for free is not a good thing.
For example in America the 'obamacare' fiasco. Free health care for poor people seems a brilliant idea, until the hospitals, doctors and drug companies hop onto the 'bump up the price because the public purse will pay anyway' bandwagon and an aspirin cost 25 dollars.
Certainly students are our future and should be encouraged and helped, but they should also be encouraged to take personal responsibility for their own futures, starting with the realisation that if you want something badly, you have to work for it.