Blair wanted 50% of young people to go to University - big mistake. A truly crazy policy. Nothing wrong with Education, but sometimes it's more about skills than knowledge.
Old style Polytechnics then became Universities - another big mistake.
What happened was that instead of young people...
Not IMO.
Why should a kid on Minimum Wage pay towards some other young person's education who decides they want to go to University?
After all, the graduate will (in all probability) earn a lot more over the course of their working life.
Having said that, the fees here are too high, meaning a...