3 steps back

Cuts, cuts and cuts are required, nay mandatory, when you're running a deficit of massive proportions. There are only two areas which are exempt from this and that is core education and healthcare.

Now note that i said core education. By this I am not referring to higher. This is because higher education is not a right it is a privilege that should be affordable for everyone but not necessarily free or cheap. Let's take the US for example; there are multiple options for the type of university you go to from cheap community colleges, to more expensive state universities, to the most expensive private universities.

With this the federal government and the colleges each give each student a tailor made amount of aid to help fund their studies, from grants, to loans, to campus work. The poorest, and the middle classes, can afford to go to university. It is clear then that increasing tuition fees can work if they are coupled with a balancing aid program.

Students in the UK are rather misled on what rising tuition fees mean. But that is not necessarily their fault; it is the role of government after all to justify their means. However, when protest turns violent you achieve nothing. Last week students made themselves appear immature and without a clear message and counter argument to distract from the violence this supposed 'minority' became the focus.

Three steps back, everytime.