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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
Simon Hughes writes… Why I’ve taken up a government post
January 9, 2011 10:58 AM
• [Jan 07] Simon Hughes writes: THERE are many good and legitimate arguments to be had about tuition fees and whether they are the best way to fund our higher education system. These include the big concerns about intergenerational inequality, and whether the market system is the best way to drive forward excellence in our higher education institutions. Liberal Democrats have long opposed tuition fees for these and other reasons, including of course the additional concern that fees are a barrier to access into higher education.
But the one criticism that cannot be levelled at the government's proposals is that it will make university unaffordable for future students . .
I am clear that this government can and must succeed in creating further and higher education systems, and apprenticeships and training, where every person of talent and ability will know that they have the opportunity to have the best education or training available. If we do this we will have taken significant steps towards building the society aspired to by every Liberal Democrat, which is enshrined as a goal in our constitution and printed on our every membership card: "a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community and in which no-one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity."
• Simon Hughes writes… Why I've taken up a government post: Lib Dem Voice [Jan 09]
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