Protesters rage at higher education fees (From The Oxford Times)

Will someone give me a good reason why my tax money should pay for John Scott's "Fine Arts" degree?

CowleyBoy wrote:
Will someone give me a good reason why my tax money should pay for John Scott's "Fine Arts" degree?

Good question.

Because without him, who is going to tell us that Munch's The Scream is worth nearly £100,000,000, his skills once he gets his degree will be vital to, err...???

only -64, you can do better than that. What a major troll you are following my every word, in fact it is very flattering that you go to all the trouble to find my posts and then use your time (and software) to vote me down. At the moment I am going for the -200 vote as nobody as hit that yet, not even Bart. Please oblige.

Pavinder Msvarensy wrote:
only -64, you can do better than that. What a major troll you are following my every word, in fact it is very flattering that you go to all the trouble to find my posts and then use your time (and software) to vote me down. At the moment I am going for the -200 vote as nobody as hit that yet, not even Bart. Please oblige.

Not to worry Parvinder, I get this all the time, he must hate Cabbies as well

"One of the protesters, fine art student John Scott, left, said: “I was delighted to see his speech was cut short by the noise from the protest outside"
Very positive-and far better than rational debate.But reading the drivel he then spouts suggests that an education, rather than the rehashing of the empty cliches of the 1960's, would benefit this particular young person.

Mr Scott is quoted as providing a series of exciting slogans that don't make sense. Mr Willetts isn't planning to exclude anyone, it's just that his market plans will have that effect.

It's nearly the same as Mr Scott not really have wanted to disrupt a symposium on politics and language, but he and his cohort had that effect.

CowleyBoy wrote:
Will someone give me a good reason why my tax money should pay for John Scott's "Fine Arts" degree?

Don't be a fool - everyday people like us don't have to pay. Theres more than enough wealth to pay for every to go to university - its just its all owned by a very small elite of people.

I for one support the ideals of the students - especially Mr Scott. Only 7% of the population goes to a private school and yet they take 50% of universities places. Thats not a fair system. Everyone, regardless of the wealth of their parents should have the opportunity to learn and progress in life.

those of us that struggle at the moment on do so because the wealth we create is stolen by bankers and investors and tories.

Pavinder Msvarensy wrote:
Because without him, who is going to tell us that Munch's The Scream is worth nearly £100,000,000, his skills once he gets his degree will be vital to, err...???

so art is all about auction prices? clearly you're judging others by your own standard

OxTownMan wrote:

CowleyBoy wrote:
Will someone give me a good reason why my tax money should pay for John Scott's "Fine Arts" degree?

Don't be a fool - everyday people like us don't have to pay. Theres more than enough wealth to pay for every to go to university - its just its all owned by a very small elite of people.

I for one support the ideals of the students - especially Mr Scott. Only 7% of the population goes to a private school and yet they take 50% of universities places. Thats not a fair system. Everyone, regardless of the wealth of their parents should have the opportunity to learn and progress in life.

those of us that struggle at the moment on do so because the wealth we create is stolen by bankers and investors and tories.

Oh please. You're as gullible as Scott. If people like you keep on spouting nonsense from the 19th century at least educated youngsters will get jobs while you'll go on persuading yourself it's all a conspiracy against unmotivated people like yourself.

Because the creative industries bring in as much as the financial sector to the UK's economy...

Lord Palmerstone wrote:

OxTownMan wrote:

CowleyBoy wrote:
Will someone give me a good reason why my tax money should pay for John Scott's "Fine Arts" degree?

Don't be a fool - everyday people like us don't have to pay. Theres more than enough wealth to pay for every to go to university - its just its all owned by a very small elite of people.

I for one support the ideals of the students - especially Mr Scott. Only 7% of the population goes to a private school and yet they take 50% of universities places. Thats not a fair system. Everyone, regardless of the wealth of their parents should have the opportunity to learn and progress in life.

those of us that struggle at the moment on do so because the wealth we create is stolen by bankers and investors and tories.

Oh please. You're as gullible as Scott. If people like you keep on spouting nonsense from the 19th century at least educated youngsters will get jobs while you'll go on persuading yourself it's all a conspiracy against unmotivated people like yourself.

Oh please, "Lord" Palmerston, if you only would stop living in the 19th century yourself (though I believed you were already dead). Your brand of reactionary claptrap has no place in these modern times. If you truly believe in the Victorian concept of the deserving and undeserving poor, then you're in the wrong century. Any intelligent person can see that people are born into a variety of social and economic situations and this should never preclude their ability to live an interesting and fulfilling life. OxTownMan's prescient comment demonstrates how far removed our society is from that and I would rather you kept your bigoted opinions to yourself.

Tekfur, you may have a degree in fine art, but unfortunately you also gained a sense of humour by-pass at the same time, has it never occurred to you that may be the reason why us mere plebs take the p