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Liverpool Students and Merseyside TUC host top-up fees debate.

Paul Twigger. Vice President, Liverpool Students' Union. | 14.01.2004 12:43 | Education | Indymedia | Liverpool

WE CAN WIN!!!

Liverpool Students and the TUC is holding a debate on the proposed introduction of top-up fees next week, everyone is welcome.


The much-debated issue of University top-up fees will be discussed by experts at a public meeting next week. Held in conjunction with Liverpool’s three student unions and Merseyside TUC, the issues facing students, the HE sector, and the government will be debated with students, parents, teachers and any other interested parties.

Chaired by Alec McFadden (President, Merseyside TUC), a panel comprising of Richy Carrothers (Regional Officer, AUT), Adrian Jones (Regional Officer, NATFHE), Julie Lyon-Taylor (Dep. Gen-Sec Liverpool, NUT), Bob Wareing (Labour MP for West Derby), and Liverpool’s student representatives will present their views and answer questions. The meeting will take place at Liverpool Guild of Students, 160 Mount Pleasant, from 6.30pm to 8pm on Thursday January 22nd. All are welcome.

Please contact me for more information.

Paul Twigger. Vice President, Liverpool Students' Union.
- e-mail: lsuptwig@livjm.ac.uk
- Homepage: http://www.l-s-u.com

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other threads

14.01.2004 13:01

there are a couple of other threads in discussion about this subject:

 https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/01/283862.html
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/01/283733.html

random

So what??

15.01.2004 00:58

You students are only training yourselves to be puppets of the state.

To hell with higher education. We need a revolution within ourselves, our communities and our world.

Choose Liberty. Choose Anarchy.


DeStRoY

yeah!

16.01.2004 12:10

Boo to education. Ideas are shit, thinking is boring. Just like The Sun says.

;-)

The Sun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

16.01.2004 16:17

The Sun... I wouldn't know, we've banned the sale of the Sun and the Daily Star in all of our shops since Hillsborough; I don't know anywhere on Merseyside that sells the Sun!

Paul twigger
mail e-mail: lsuptwig@livjm.ac.uk
- Homepage: http://www.l-s-u.com

hmmm

16.01.2004 18:21

what makes you think that educated = qualified?

as a matter of fact some of us are perfectly capable of being intelligent and educated without being set homework. we do our own research, we debate amongst ourselves.

some of us would consider staying in school until you're in your twenties to be the easy option. university is allowing people to tell you how you should think, instead of hunting around and drawing your own conclusions. university is recieving training so you can jump straight into a job, instead of working hard from the bottom to achieve a position you have earned.


random

Higher Education

18.01.2004 00:13

I left school with few qualifications and after 20 years working as a trawler deckhand, fairground worker, and industrial painter/shotblaster went to university as a mature student. Take my word for it - higher education is not an easy option. And today many students are working practically full-time hours in addition to studying for their degrees in order to support themselves.

Howard Paterson aka Howie
mail e-mail: h.paterson1@livjm.ac.uk
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