So the CBI’s recommending a cut in student numbers to maintain quality by charging them more, so not only will the poor be supporting the offspring of the wealthy in obtaining University places they’ll now be denied places by the increase in costs of attending.

Education is important, limiting numbers to maintain quality is short-sighted. What is needed is investment so that every University provides quality – this is the way the UK will compete in a global market now and in the future. How to pay for this is a question that obviously needs answering, lets start by looking at the ways the wealthy take advantage of our tax system, one the springs straight to mind is the charitable status their private schools enjoy – let’s stop that now and put the money paid into education for all not the few.

Additionally a point that seems missed in further education discussion is why courses that don’t involve University are treated as second class – this attitude needs to be changed – not every child is suited to University and not every business requires university graduates – more skills based training is desperately required.