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Can someone please list a few addresses I can go to in order to demonstrate against the demonstrators using the same techniques they (or their hanger-on-er-ers) have used? Just a few addresses will do. I have my paint tins and full bladder ready to go.

Damn. You're good at this. There was me trying to conceal my true inner beliefs. Probably best if we all share one view in future. This 'different opinions' malarkey will never catch on....

I didn't get the impression he was quite ready for higher education just yet. Sounds like he had missed out on some of the lower education stuff somewhere along the line....

He won't be able to? Sorry, lost me there....

Was anyone really naive enough to believe that a party who usually get a couple of dozen seats each parliament, and who have said what they like from the sidelines for the last 50 odd years in the knowledge that they would never have to implement what they say, would be able to implement one of their policies (aka pledges) as a minority partner in a compromise (aka coalition) Government? If anyone TRUELY believed that then they are more naive that Clegg and Co were in the first place for making a 'promise' that they could never keep if they didn't win a majority (ha ha) in the general election. Sigh It's not a "debt" - they are simply being asked to pay an additional (and relatively small) monthly contribution to the exchequer from their pay packet - in all but name it is a small percentage increase in their PAYE)

As amusing as it is when repeated ad-infinitum, it's 'conlibs' not 'condems'. The 'dems' bit comes after the 'libs' bit. My pleasure.

Name the date and time and I'm with you. It is afterall our yuman rites to protest against these stoodents protestin' innit?

An interview with one of the mindless thugs on news just now: "I'm from an inner city slum innit - where is I gonna get 9 grand from? I is gonna have to start sellin' drugs innit" Sigh

No. It's a bit too complex for them. Bless.

Hooray!

Actually, make that 12 x £50,000 in debt - forgot it was a monthly tax bill! So I'm over half a million in 'debt' to the country as things stand! :-)

By Jove....I've worked out what the problem is here. It's the mis-labelling of the student fees as "debt". The student fees aren't 'debt' in the true sense of the word. It's effectively a future monthly payment to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. In other words it's a relatively small amount of additional tax wrapped up indifferent words. I know that I will have to pay the exchequer around £2,000 a month for the next 25 years or so. Does that make me in debt by £50,000 as of today? Using the same logic as the anti fees brigade, the answer is yes. Everyone: take a step back for a moment and look at the fees in a new light - they are simply an extension to your monthly/annual/lifetime tax commitments. And those who are better off tend to pay more tax. It all seems pretty logical to me. It's the mis-use of the word 'debt' that is confusing people... Strewth, I'm too profound for my own good sometimes.... ;-)

Getting paid apps for free? Isn't that illegal and/or immoral...?

He's noticed by reading comments on here or via another source....?

FWIW I think that students studying on 'essential to the country' courses (e.g. Medicine) should qualify for a partial exemption. I'm broadly in favour of the scheme the coalition is proposing (and praise Clegg and Co for making their decisions based on 'being in government' rather than taking the much easier path of standing by 'promises' that they could only be expected to keep if they were still a small opposition party spouting what they liked from the sidelines) but feel it could be refined in some aspects.

I'm not sure the Saintsweb forum is the best place for so much common sense in one post to be honest

Did he drop any subtle hints as to whether our ultimate push for the Premier League title would need to be largely 'self financing' or whether Markus )and now his family) have already ring-fenced funds from his personal wealth for that eventuality? I know he wouldn't have talked overtly about this but perhaps how this push forth ultimate goal is likely to be financed was alluded to? P.s. Thanks for the insights Spudgun :-)

You won't get an answer to that one. Well, not a plausible one anyway. This protest (and others) is simply an ideological 'class war' attack against the 'nasty' Tories. As you rightly allude to, there was no such protests when Labour introduced what was a far more unfair and penalistic fee system in the first place. Still, let's not let the facts get in the way of a good old march eh...It beats actually learning stuff in a classroom all day...

^this

Could it be 'forces' from other club(s) who don't want to see Saints accelerate through the leagues? Jealous of our financial clout? Cortese also alludes to people perhaps trying to scupper a big sponsorship deal. Perhaps one of the potential sponsor's commercial rivals are trying to derail those negotiations. All highly unlikely I guess but intriguing all the same...

Irrigation

A Rolls Royce is at the top of my "cars wanted" list.....doesn't mean I'm going to get one....

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