Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron?

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RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

Not Cameron… Lord Browne: RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @TodJSullivan: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

In defence of taking away people’s public services, Nick Clegg keeps wheeling out some variation of “Look, we have to do this, we have to get rid of this budget deficit to avoid passing debt on to our children, which is immoral”. The best way of doing this, apparently, is massively raising debt on children.

We already knew Clegg’s word was worthless (he’s a politician) that’s why we made him sign the pledge, and made the text of the pledge so clear. Here is the full res photo – http://www.libdemvoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Huppert-and-Clegg.jpg – standing in the world’s best university that he and the Lib Dem MP there attended for free.

“How about Cambridge?”
“Well, despite going to a crap comprehensive, I’m surely clever enough to get in, but I can’t afford it. What’s the best place to study Maths within my price range?”

“Hi UCAS adviser, I got ABB and I love Geography but I want to go somewhere with a good music scene, which uni choices should I put?”
“Well, first things first – how rich are your parents?”

This is the Britain you have created, Nick Clegg, you lying piece of shit.

And how can Vince Cable possibly abstain from voting on his own policy and have any credibilty left? He’ll be an even bigger laughing staock.

http://i56.tinypic.com/ff2xag.jpg

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

I particularly like the bit when Clegg says “I believe its time promises were kept.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYMN7l_wo5U

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

Fair enough, I guess this is what being in coalition means though. Though If Labour try to make capital out of this it would be ragingly hypocritical.

Strictly speaking, voting to scrap the cap on fees is not voting for an increase and if the package can be seen as “fairer”, then what’s the problem.

Let’s face it, either many fewer people got to University and study a vastly reduced range of subjects, or students have to pay from their future earnings.

Personally, I have always argued for 100% tax relief on repayments (not interest) in the same way we give companies tax relief on their investment in machinery. Couple that with a grant to students from the poorest households and a complete market in courses and I suspect we will have more diversity, more choice and cheaper HE to boot!

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

@bristolwestpaul @bristolred @gusbaker Hope you saw our piece on LD fees pledge feat @swilliamsmp http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @wdjstraw: @bristolwestpaul @bristolred @gusbaker Hope you saw our piece on LD fees pledge feat @swilliamsmp http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @wdjstraw: @bristolwestpaul @bristolred @gusbaker Hope you saw our piece on LD fees pledge feat @swilliamsmp http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

See @wdjstraw and Left Foot Forward are being pretty economical with the truth in this article http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

@John Moss

LOL, I’d like to see Clegg sell that to a crowd of angry students – “I didn’t vote to increase fees, just remove the cap.”.

We only have to look at the American system to see how crap our system will become if we allow a market in universities.

RT @wdjstraw: @bristolwestpaul @bristolred @gusbaker Hope you saw our piece on LD fees pledge feat @swilliamsmp http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

Dear Lib Dem voters, Believe me now?! Kind Regards. http://bit.ly/aTR5ay #watereddowntories

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

what’s wrong with getting a loan and people paying for their own education post 18 years old? why should hard working plumbers pay for middle-class students to spend 3 years boozing? where’s the fairness in that?

graduates make so much more over their lifetimes it’s fair they pay for the education.

You’r being jolly unfair on these nice lib dems. They wrote their manifesto in the full expectation that they would not be in government and could say what ever they liked to win votes.

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/aTR5ay

lib dems have a problem. they are a liberal party that has been invaded by a fifth column of socialists from Labour. it is a classic black operation. i would have called myself and voted liberal before the party was infected by these Marxist vermin

Fantastic post Left Foot Forward. Is it time to make bets on the Coalition’s longevity?

http://politicalreboot.blogspot.com/2010/10/nick-clegg-compromise-or-surrender.html

@jeff marks

Because when the plumber has a heart attack the middle-class students who went to university to train as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, etc will treat him.

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@jeff marks

Oh and when the plumber has kids, the working, middle and upper-class kids who went to university will teach his kids how to read, write, etc and hopefully inspire them to better themselves through education so they don’t have to live in human shit for a living.

Not forgetting the working, middle and upper-class students who through university education go on to earn lots of money so they can pay plumbers to come round and clear the soil stack rather than doing it themselves. Or fit the new kitchen or the new boiler.

“Oh what a tangle web we weave; when we first practise to deceive” recite 3000 times by the 20th October please Nick Clegg.

The picture to haunt nick clegg for a long time. Lib dems have a history of going back on their word. http://bit.ly/bcarL9

Will Nick Clegg honour his pledge, or will he bow down to his Tory paymasters? http://bit.ly/bcarL9

RT @leftfootfwd: Every Lib Dem MP signed NUS pledge – will they all now cave in to Cameron? http://bit.ly/bcarL9

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Not defending them, but this is how Coalitions tend to go. A left-wing party in Europe went in with the right-wing party and one of their “compromises” was on banning the niqab.

They’ll probably just use the wording of the pledge against any critics – all they have to say is Vince’s policy is a “fairer alternative”.

‘Evidence Based’ et al, there’s compromise, and there’s compromise.

The Lib Dems said a lot of things during the election, didn’t they.

the lib dem manifesto can’t be taken at face value. they said a lot of stuff and never thought they’d be in power. they promised the earth and sky but in reality just wanted to maximise their seats. give them a break. they’re in coalition with a real party. they have to be allowed to re-evaluate their policies. anybody know what sarah teather is up to? any back stabbing?

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And they took us into an illegal war too.

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Geoff I’m not sure they’ll keep those seats.

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http://t.co/esMvuq5k #LieoftheYear #Clegg's promise to vote down tuition fees has to be the worst.