Who knew University was such a Riot!!

Surely everyone has heard about the recent protest that unfortunately turned violent. Obviously if I was in their situation I might be a bit pissed that all of a sudden my fees will double and I'd be forced into more debt than I first thought. However, I cant help but think they are forgetting a few vital points. Firstly they aren't going to be out of pocket now, they won't be paying the fees back till they are earning a good wage and can afford it. I would hope that today's students are clever enough to have researched this, and if not; maybe higher education is one step to far for them! That aside, it does seem rather arrogant to demand free further education. Yes some country's in Europe do provide further education for free, but most country's in the world don't. Maybe if we was to give every school leaver a shot at obtaining a free credible degree, then Tesco and Asda would have a higher standard of customer service. Not that this would effect me personally, as I shop at Sainsburys. 


Seriously though think about it with me for a moment. There are already a high proportion of graduates unable to get work in the field they studied. This is only going to get harder and harder with job cuts and saving happening in the public sector while we recover from the recession. This means there are already a high amount of graduates NOT paying back the loans and fees which the government has subsidised, as they aren't  in well enough paying jobs. So if degrees were to be made completely free then this figure is going to rise substantially! What is this hole going to be filled with?? You guessed it, more tax payers money. Meaning their taxes will go up, my taxes will go up and your taxes will go up! If these people don't end up using the new knowledge and skills they have learnt, surely this is a massive waste of time and money? or at best "inefficient" (seems to be a buzz word at the moment)?


The argument that people will be put of of university by raising fees I agree with. However its because of that I agree with the raise in fees. It will mean that students will genuinely have drive and passion to succeed, as they know they will have to be successful to get in a position to pay back the fees. If they have drive and passion then they will challenge each other, work hard to compete with colleagues, but most of all enjoy there time there for the right reasons. Yes going out, meeting new people, and enjoying life is important to grow as an individual, but this shouldn't be the main reason or focus of student life. 


I'm 99.9% of the students protesting had every intention of it being peaceful and productive. I do feel for the students, as now the violence has far shadowed the underlying protest. I just hope that next time this can be solved by good old fashioned student debate.