So, one of the current hot-button issues in Britain right now is the price of college (Here, they lovingly refer to it as Uni, as in University. It always makes me think of Unibrow). The way it is set up right now, colleges and universities have a tuition cap mandated by the government, which is 3,900 pounds (roughly $6,240) for British residents. The rest is funded by the government. Now, by American standards, this is CHEAP. But, with a new proposed budget cuts, the government is taking away a lot of this funding, and they are going to increase the cap to 9,000 pounds ($14,400) for higher end universities. And let me tell you, students are PISSED.
Brits pay a lot more in taxes than we do in the states. But in return, they get much cheaper education. However, they are very, very upset that they are going to have to pay this much. But as an American, can you imagine going to the top universities in the US and only paying 14 grand? How sweet would that be???
Anyway, I guess my point with this is that we as Americans complain about the price of college all the time, and we have a right to. But we don't really do anything about it except complain, and consequently the majority of us and/or our parents get raped by loans. But here in London, the students took to the streets and let the government know that they are NOT ok with budget cuts to their education.
I had a lot of other things that I wanted to blog about earlier, but I don't feel inspired anymore. I'll save it for another post.
Tomorrow is the BIG Harry Potter premiere. Definitely gonna do some celebrity stalking.
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