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I don't disagree with you on the point about the Poly's and it was the Tories who started expanding the education sector. However under Labour we saw this accelerate, complete with the fees being introduced.Labour had the opportunity to build a parallel vocational route to that of academia, however chose not too. I'm not sure I agree with you 100% on the "off the hook" analysis. I think there were a good number of Labour MP's who generally believed that 50% of the population should get a degree and that the Tories were "keeping the prols out". This is why the went along with the Blair "education, education, education" sermon.As for my second point about the IIT type scenario. I'm not sure it would accentuate class divides in Britain but it would provide, in my opinion a very viable and valuable route through higher education. Yes it would compete with the private schools, but with the purpose of contributing back into the economy and providing an alternative route - that encourages the most academically adept to get pursue further studies regardless of background.
I don't disagree with you on the point about the Poly's and it was the Tories who started expanding the education sector. However under Labour we saw this accelerate, complete with the fees being introduced.
Labour had the opportunity to build a parallel vocational route to that of academia, however chose not too. I'm not sure I agree with you 100% on the "off the hook" analysis. I think there were a good number of Labour MP's who generally believed that 50% of the population should get a degree and that the Tories were "keeping the prols out". This is why the went along with the Blair "education, education, education" sermon.
As for my second point about the IIT type scenario. I'm not sure it would accentuate class divides in Britain but it would provide, in my opinion a very viable and valuable route through higher education. Yes it would compete with the private schools, but with the purpose of contributing back into the economy and providing an alternative route - that encourages the most academically adept to get pursue further studies regardless of background.
