Ed

Brings back memories of protests in Manchester when I was a student there in 1984 - about plans to cut grants. Yes those were the days when they actually gave you £££ and there were no fees. It was all peaceful, no violence that i recall. Trashing property is not helpful to their cause.

On the wider issue, I think the Government is acting disgracefully. They recouped the cost of my higher education many times through all the higher rate tax I paid.

Much better to control cost by reducing the number of places and ensuring excellence in every university. The previous Govt wanted pretty well everyone to get a degree, I think that students are misled and badly advised - a degree is not a guaranteed path to a good job.