“"Newly Wed"- You are so condescending.. Do you assume that everyone who doesn't agree with your views is "ignorant" or lacks "understanding"?

Perhaps some of us can see the wider issue and see beyond our own noses.
Some of us aren't thinking purely for our own benefit, but that of the elderly, sick, infirm, poor, young or aspirational. This isn't just about fees!

A "Newly Wed" life behind your net curtains clearly has made your mind and world narrower by the day. Such a shame..”

“Just when the topic had turned to either ignoring or not understanding the facts behind the fees policy BAN reappear. Brilliant, you couldn't make it up. I assumed they got trapped in one of their squats or used too much super glue in one of their protests.”

“Hmm, these students must be calculating they can spend several days waving placards without any adverse effects on their degree result.

Clearly a gap in the market for 2 year degree courses?

Shame the benefits of introducing a free-er market have to be diminished by a load of perverse socialist strings attached - prizes & incentives for poor students with comparatively unimpressive A levels; punishment for those graduates with the intelligence & desirable skill-sets to attract salaries of over £41,000 p.a.

It would be much more sensible to entirely privatize HE.”

“"The militant actions of the students should stand as an example of how concerted action from ordinary people can rock (bring down) the government. This vicious program of cuts leaves the rich unscathed." Who wrote that for you? ¿ Arthur Scargill. This takes me back to my youth in the 1930¿s when the rabble-rousers were screaming "Get the rich out of their big houses and down the mines" You never heard that from the American working class. Their attitude was; Without the bosses there would be no jobs. Seeing the rich man in his Cadillac the America father would say to his son,"Keep at it and one day that could be you." The English father of the style of the Bath Activist Network would say on seeing the rich man in his Rolls-Royce;"Keep at it and one day we will have him out of that car and on a bicycle." Fortunately in 1939 the working class rose up as one and went off to defend the Realm. The trouble makers were shut away to prevent them spreading alarm and despondency. And no! Before you say it, I am not suggesting that should happen today to a minority of little consequence. I see in your first sentence you suggest we should "bath Against Cuts." Do you think bathing will make that much difference?”

“The following statement of support has been given to both university occupations by Bath Activist Network and bath Against Cuts -

JOINT STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY WITH UNIVERSITY OCCUPATIONS
IN BATH.


The Bath Anti-Cuts Alliance and Bath Activist Network would like to express their solidarity with the two university occupations underway in Bath and the student protest movement in general. The militant and inspiring actions of the students should stand as an example of how concerted action from ordinary people can rock the coalition government. Whether benefit recipients, pensioners, students, workers, disabled or unemployed, all working class people have been targeted in this vicious program of cuts which hits the poorest and most vulnerable in society hardest and leaves the rich unscathed.

The fight of the students is all of our fight as are the struggles against job losses, wage cuts, pension cuts and the slashing of community and public services. We are all under attack from this pro-rich government, and the only way to fight back against the cuts is to stand together in solidarity against all cuts.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the student movement locally and nationally in ALL of their actions, and call on others to join them in disobedience and resistance, on the streets and in their
workplaces to put an end to this vicious program of cuts.



'An injury to one is an injury to all'



Bath Anti Cuts Alliance & Bath Activist Network

bathagainstcuts[at]yahoo.co.uk

bathactivistnet[at]yahoo.co.uk


p.s - The amount of supportive comments on here, drowing out the right wing whining is really inspiring

p.p.s - the website 'dave' is referring to states on its front page that it is ran and maintained by the conservative party. Reliable source?”

“Mike - I admire the way you've conveniently missed out the Thatcher generation and by this omission inferred they've had nothing to do with educating their own children, or informing their expectations of education. Makes me wonder what you're not telling us.”

“I would say to the protesting students, include your grandfathers when apportioning blame for your dilemma .Throughout the 60's and 70's they spent much of their time herded into their employer's lorry parks like sheep screaming "Everybody Out" at the behest of their Moscow supported shop stewards. Many of us still remember the newspaper placards reading, 'Ford strike enters ninth week' - because someone other than an electrician changed a light bulb. Mischief-makers like 'Red Robbo' brought the mighty Longbridge motor works to standstill and finally the total demise of the entire British motor industry at the command of his red masters. Together with the legacy left by a hopelessly inept Labour government it was largely the stupidity of granddaddy that reduced our industrial heritage to one step removed from a banana republic therefore being unable to support free higher education for you. Just think of the hundreds of thousands of shop floor jobs and the demand for graduates to promote research and progress.that could have been and made us stronger to combat current World-wide problems..And what do students around the country do? Descend on the streets, screaming their demands and waving (frequently misspelt) banners. Nothing seems to change - Like granddad - like grandchildren.”

“How about another fact. A Graduate earning £9,000 above the limit will pay back £810p.a.(9% extra tax effectively) over 30 years, and in 30 years time, these same students will be paying taxes to write off the outstanding balance of £2,700, plus any student loans for living costs. This calculation excludes interest, as proposals are somewhat vague on that subject. Presumably this debt and these repayments will also be taken into account for mortgage or loan purposes.”

“"factsonfees" is not politically impartial, gives only one side of the story, is deeply biased and laughable.
A mere party political broadcast on behalf of the anonymous/yellow party.

A deeper look into the workings of the policy should tell you all you need to know.

Better still, ask the students why they're so hacked off?
I expect you'll find it has far more to do with vote stealing betraying liars than the fee's issue alone.”

“For example:

MYTH 1
I don¿t have £9000 so now I can¿t go to uni

Fact

No one going to uni will have to pay anything up front with the new plans. You¿ll only have to pay money back after you graduate - and then only if you earn over £21,000 a year.”