Stop the Cuts - National Demonstration

I think you are misunderstanding my point, it's one of comparisons, it's not about my position on any particular issue, I've certainly not stated my position on the rise in tuition fees.

My point is that your position on tuition fees would be more interesting to hear about than following your argument as it relentlessly unfolds. Your argument might be more interesting if we knew what skin you had in the game.

I'm with Horatio when he says he doesn't quite understand why his comparison doesn't hold up in your eyes. You seem to be claiming that the comparison fails because one of the things being compared is optional and the other not. I don't see that 'optionality' would necessarily make a difference to people's reactions, and in any case this is an empirical question. I'm inclined to believe that people probably would take to the streets if they faced this kind of mandatory tax, and thought that by doing so they could avoid it by doing so. We disagree about the difference that makes a difference, that's all.