Trillians? I think you'll find it's around £10 billion max. Nowhere near trillains.
Trillian, wasn't she an intergalactic hitch-hiker.....
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Trillians? I think you'll find it's around £10 billion max. Nowhere near trillains.
Gazillions.
It doesn't matter whether he agrees with the government spending x amount of money on a war. That is a monument to all the men and women who gave their life for our country and has nothing to do with any current government spending policies. To hang on to it holding the flag is a disgrace.
Well what about the part where I mentioned governments sending hundreds of thousands to fight in wars, and how much that cost
Like you state, it is no different now or even when there were no tuition fees with regard to living expenses.
However, the non repayable grants for those on low incomes have been raised, the threshold has also been raised. Partial grants for incomes up to £41k. Added to this are more scholarships (as you have) and more university funded bursaries (especially those offering courses above the £6k threshold)
All in all, this proposal is better than the NUS graduate tax system which doesn't address this at all or the status quo as places will be limited due to lack of funding.
Has nothing to do with the current situation? The Cenotaph has the dates of the first and second world wars ingraved on to it,without either that man would not have the freedom to have a further education. Any idiot caught touching such an important building should face very real consequences in my opinion.
The new system does have its merits but as I have stated elsewhere I still think it's too burdensome.
Just watching BBC news at the moment, blimey it looked pretty serious at Westminster
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I think they should be forced to write to every single household in the country and apologise. That's also an £8mil fine given the price of stamps
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This news story is based around members of the royal family being attacked. If the goal of the government is to save money, why are they still providing prohibitive amounts of money to the royal family, state visits by foreign dignitaries (remember the Pope's visit. an UTTER waste of money) and the Quangos that have yet to be removed? Those unnecessary expenditure policies should go before education
The education of future generations should still be of importance. I wouldn't raise tuition fees. I would reduce the number of places the government would fund. This would force Unis to be more selective on which students they take, ensuring that the diligent ones get in, as opposed to the lazy individuals who just took American studies to get pished for 3 years, who will still get in with the new scheme, but will be less able to pay off the inflated fees. The Government is cutting off it's own nose to spite it's ugly face at the moment.
The education of future generations should still be of importance. I wouldn't raise tuition fees. I would reduce the number of places the government would fund. This would force Unis to be more selective on which students they take, ensuring that the diligent ones get in, as opposed to the lazy individuals who just took American studies to get pished for 3 years, who will still get in with the new scheme, but will be less able to pay off the inflated fees. The Government is cutting off it's own nose to spite it's ugly face at the moment.
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i can't be bothered to reply to everything posted in this thread but just wanted to say fox is 100% right. do not ignore him and then reply with a stupid uneducated unresearched reply, listen to him. he is absolutely correctly on how it works now, and it's a much much better system for everyone now. the only way they can improve it is to say if the person gets a job worth more then 50k a year or gets a certain grade then they get their fees paid for them so that successful people who get good grades are rewarded, but those who don't try will never be a burden to the country 
it's so amazingly ironic how many people complain that they aren't being listened to when they themselves are the only ones that are not actually listening.
it's so amazingly ironic how many people complain that they aren't being listened to when they themselves are the only ones that are not actually listening.
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- The Royal family do a massive amount for UK industry
- ... and diplomacy
- .... and tourism
- Given the above they generate massive revenue
- They cost us <£1 each per person (this is not net)
- Generate immeasurably more
- Tradition
- Finalment, they do more than you
The new system does have its merits but as I have stated elsewhere I still think it's too burdensome.
Just watching BBC news at the moment, blimey it looked pretty serious at Westminster
I would love to see free and easy access to higher education for all (including me), unfortunately the real world financial/political situation doesn't [yet] allow it. The new proposals, for me anyway, are a reasonable and fair compromise that did not warrant the widespread rioting seen in London today.
Yes, it looks pretty serious sadly.
- The Royal family do a massive amount for UK industry
- ... and diplomacy
- .... and tourism
- Given the above they generate massive revenue
- They cost us <£1 each per person (this is not net)
- Generate immeasurably more
- Tradition
- Finalment, they do more than you
This.
The royal family make a profit to the state because they give the income from the crown estate, which is substantially larger than the civil list payment, to the treasury
The royal family make a profit to the state because they give the income from the crown estate, which is substantially larger than the civil list payment, to the treasury
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The royal family make a profit to the state because they give the income from the crown estate, which is substantially larger than the civil list payment, to the treasury
The Crown Estate does not belong to the Royal Family, the Monarch has no claim to the Crown Estate Profits. So many people are fooled into thinking this.
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**** the stupid students bunch of ****ers! they took it too far imo
**** the stupid students bunch of ****ers! they took it too far imo
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If you're going to be so belligerent, you must get the semantics right.
The Queen (reigning monarch) does own the Crown Estate, but it isn't her private property. Think of it like the Crown Jewels. The government/state doesn't own it either.
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