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Originally Posted by lostalex

Well considering the students protests have had absolutely no impact at all on the legislation vote, it would seem the clear answer is NO.

Of course it wont affect the initial vote to remove the cap on fees. And that is all this first round of voting was to achieve.

Over the next few months various select commitees will sit and make recommendations on fees to be set, method of administering the system, reimbursement, interest rates on the loans, repayment scales and time frames.

Very few protest campaigns achieve their agenda in the initial days. It may takes months for policy makers to decide to compromise, if indeed they do.