| Guardian survey reveals VCs thoughts on the cap |
| 18/01/2007 |
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A Guardian survey of over 40 vice chancellors has demonstrated that NUS is right in thinking that many institutional heads believe the cap on fees should be lifted well above current levels. Wes Streeting, Admission: Impossible campaign co-convenor commented that "the views represented by this survey show the need for a genuine open debate about higher education funding." Worringly, the survey also recognises the increasing burden that loans are placing on the Treasury due to the cost to the department of writing off unpaid loans. Students across Britain have borrowed more than £22bn since 1991 but the government has only recovered £5bn through repayments or selling off debt to private companies.The Blogs on this site represent the individual views of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies or practices of the National Union of Students. All links in blogs will open in a new browser window. The permanent URL for this specific blog entry is: http://www.officeronline.co.uk/blogs/admissionimpossible/273731.aspx |
