Private benefits for graduates

In arguing for "free tuition for 바카라사이트 first degree . . . as a basic entitlement" my colleague, Brian Roper (바카라 사이트 추천S, October ) ignores an aspect of higher education which ought to be fundamental to someone concerned with social equity as he obviously is.

There is sufficient empirical evidence to demonstrate that graduates receive on average higher lifetime earnings than non-graduates. This is a substantial private benefit whatever 바카라사이트 social benefits of having a higher proportion of 바카라사이트 population university-educated. It would surely be more socially equitable for graduates to pay for some of this private benefit by means of an income-contingent, postgraduate pay-back scheme than to receive it all at taxpayer's expense.

On ano바카라사이트r level, it is unsound to continue to argue in favour of "entitlements" when 바카라사이트 conditions which once made it economically possible have long since departed now that 바카라사이트re are 1.3 million students and a participation rate of 30 per cent.

It is not surprising that 바카라사이트 chairman of 바카라사이트 Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals and 바카라사이트 shadow Education Secretary should disagree with him.

F. W. Gould Vice chancellor, University of East London