Pecker
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I'm going to answer yes, with a twist.
Anyone whose parents or on an income of over a certain amount should be allowed to waltz in to any University they like in the UK, with a few provisos.
1 - They must meet the entrance requirement for the course.
2 - They must pay the full £27k up front.
3 - If they refuse to pay the higher amount they will not be allowed into the university at all, irrespective of qualifications.
4 - Universities must prove to an external independent body that all of these 'sold' places are extra places, so they do not deprive poorer pupils of a place.
5 - 90% of the money raised above what is needed to provide the education (in other words minus the cost of educating a 'normal' student) is to be spent by the University making everyone else's education cheaper.
We have a term for this. It's called redistribution of wealth. Frankly, the hyper-rich can and will pay for their kids to go to Harvard or Yale if they don't get in to Oxbridge, and as far as I'm concerned I'd rather have their money stay in the UK helping the worse off.
Sometimes you have to forget about your principles and do the right thing.
Steve W
Anyone whose parents or on an income of over a certain amount should be allowed to waltz in to any University they like in the UK, with a few provisos.
1 - They must meet the entrance requirement for the course.
2 - They must pay the full £27k up front.
3 - If they refuse to pay the higher amount they will not be allowed into the university at all, irrespective of qualifications.
4 - Universities must prove to an external independent body that all of these 'sold' places are extra places, so they do not deprive poorer pupils of a place.
5 - 90% of the money raised above what is needed to provide the education (in other words minus the cost of educating a 'normal' student) is to be spent by the University making everyone else's education cheaper.
We have a term for this. It's called redistribution of wealth. Frankly, the hyper-rich can and will pay for their kids to go to Harvard or Yale if they don't get in to Oxbridge, and as far as I'm concerned I'd rather have their money stay in the UK helping the worse off.
Sometimes you have to forget about your principles and do the right thing.
Steve W