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No, the UK should make higher education free for students.
This position holds that UK higher education should be free for students. It argues that education is a public good and a human right the state has a duty to fund — that fees burden students psychologically, wrongly monetise learning, and undermine social mobility.
Supporting arguments · 4
- Free higher education improves social mobilityCharging for education excludes those who cannot pay for it.
- Higher education fees leave students with psychological burdenCharging students high fees can severely impact their mental health.
- Fees for higher education monetise education as a concept.The fight for funding from student fees forces universities to act more like business corporations than higher education institutions.
- Education is a public good, so should be free