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bbc1 now QT special for 30 minutes. You'll have to bin the second half and get it on +1
davek
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I've recorded it. Dont spoil it for me. I'm hoping someone has webbed Starmer all over the shop.
Sean Ashley
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Extremely well answered response to the NHS question. Fiona Bruce is asking follow up questions you can't answer but he is batting them off well.
Earned a round of applause with that kicking of a certain someone.
You can have a bet on it Dave, quite a few of you're mates have apparently..
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davek
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Just commenting from life experience.
Spadge Vernacular
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Starmer clearly learning and growing into these formats. Sunaks a car crash.
Still bickersome in here?
tsubaki
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His big problem is that he clearly doesn’t believe in this culture war nonsense and isn’t good enough an actor to pretend otherwise.
Whoever advised him to go down this route is a moron, if he’d just said “things are crap, they’ll be crap for a while whilst I fix it, here’s the sensible things I will do to fix it” and then visibly did those things then I bet they’d have 10% more than they have now in the polls.
Sean Ashley
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He did, when asked by a lady on University tuition fees he stated that he would focus on reducing the waiting list on the NHS instead (The prior question which he looked to the lady of the previous question while answering).
He went further by saying the Labour government when in power could only focus on one of these as they don't have the budget to focus on both, due to the current government damaging the economy.
There are a few things to consider re tuition fees. Firstly, since tuition fees were set at their current level of £9,000 per year in 2010, they haven't changed. If they'd risen in line with inflation during that time, they would currently be £13,478.46 per year. This has meant that most universities actually run a loss when teaching domestic students, as the real cost of teaching them is up around the inflation adjusted figure. This has meant huge job cuts across the sector. This is especially so for courses that are more expensive to teach, such as the sciences, which often require lab work, as the cost of provision has surpassed the fixed cost of the tuition fee. This has meant that the humanities, and other so-called useless degrees that Sunak et al criticise, pay for the courses Sunak et al laud.
Secondly, to cover the shortfall, universities have increased the number of overseas students accepted, who are charged higher amounts. Of course, this has meant immigration figures have risen, which governments want to oppose.
Thirdly, the introduction of loans hasn't really affected social mobility, as taxpayer-funded loans cover the cost of one's studies. What's more, those who are on low income upon graduation don't repay their loans, so their education was heavily subsidised by the taxpayer. This situation is complicated by the fact that we're not in as low an interest rate period as we were when fees were introduced. Then, it was quite easy for the government to borrow money at a lower rate than was charged to students. Now, that's not the case, so the provision of student loans is more expensive.
Lastly, there is an inherent aspect of fairness involved. Graduates still earn more than non-graduates, so should all taxpayers, including non-graduates, pay for their education? Should tuition be free for those doing an undergraduate degree but not for other forms of higher education? Is it right to expose universities fully to the wims of governments in terms of their funding?
Spadge Vernacular
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Agreed, Sunak and the cons can only blame themselves.
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