Stop the Cuts - National Demonstration

The fact that university has to be paid for does not alone justify getting students to pay for it. Everyone pays for the road out of their income tax, yet to all intensive purposes the road is free to use. It is the benefit to society of having free or well subsidised education which is the relevant factor.

Yes, quite. Arguing that they should pay for their degree is like saying school children should pay for their schooling - not me as I don't use schools and don't have any kids. I've not been to hospital either - don't see why I should pay for that. I've never claimed benefits, needed the police, called an ambulance, personally required the existance of a Royal etc etc etc. I've never used seen my MP's duck house either but paid for that with good humour...

If cuts are to be made then higher education should face them like everyone else

Yes, these aren't cuts though. Increasing fees by £500 would be a cut, and a possibly acceptable one (slippery slope arguments notwithstanding). Trebling them is not a cut, it's an idealogical move.