Thinking Now?

Quote: Arjen Rudd, Nov 2010

Jack Frost..... No-one can hold a candle to him

... in the pants department.

I can send 30 for free (that the recipient sees as "sent from [number] via Orange.com")

I can also send as many as I want that appear to the recipient as if I've sent them from my mobile, and they're charged at your usual rate on your bill (free, if within your allowance). It's no different to sending a text message normally, just that it's from the website.

I am fed up of all the ranting on facebook about the tuition fees. I don't think many of my friends realise what they are protesting against. So much so, I worried that I didn't actually understand the situation, as how could so many people be wrong?

Most are complaining that they will not be able to pay, and that the new fees are too high. However:


- None of them will have to pay this increase, as the changes will affect future students.
- The new fees system is actually fairly well thought out. there will be no up front fees and people will not have to pay anything back until they earn £21,000 - which I think is reasonable as well as affordable.

There are legitimate reasons to protest however:

- The Liberal Democrats have ditched an election promise, and planned to do so before the election even took place. This is dishonest and unacceptable.
- University finding cuts will ruin our standing on the world stage as an academic leaders, and will most harshly affect the arts, which is also unacceptable, but not strictly related to the new funding scheme.
- The perceived level of debt will deter students from poorer backgrounds from attending university, despite the fact that the repaying system would accomodate for them, and not charge the graduates until they started earning £21,000 a year.

I wish more would complain about the latter, rather than the former. Especially as the campaigns at the moment would seemingly seem to make the third legitimate reason ever more of a problem by feeding into fears that students would not be able to afford university.

This is my understanding of the situation. If it is wrong, please tell me- I want to know.

Quote: Mr Bungle, Nov 2010

It is unacceptable that the LibDems have gone back on an election promise and they certainly will never be receiving my vote again.

Thats the bit that annoys me too. Not that it affects me, just makes my blood boil

Quote: LoonyPandora, Nov 2010

Sad thing is, you'd never vote if you decided to not vote for a political party every time they went back on an election promise.

I'm sick to death of politicians and all they do to devalue the vote.

I think I just broke VR...

Quote: LoonyPandora, Nov 2010

Quote: wombat, Nov 2010

I think I just broke VR...

You did?

What happens when you click on the 'Sacred Cows' thread?

Quote: wombat, Nov 2010

Quote: LoonyPandora, Nov 2010

Quote: wombat, Nov 2010

I think I just broke VR...

You did?

What happens when you click on the 'Sacred Cows' thread?

Ahh, fixed that now. Some threads might show up as "new" when they actually aren't. Just the disk got full up.

SNOW DAY! Woo Hoo!

Only problem now is, I need food. But because I thought I'd be working and it was the end of the month so I was low on cash, I have no food here.

I'm just going outside and may be some time

aand it's just started again here too

oh well. good job i've got plenty of hay in...

there's no bin collections though so pretty soon i'm gonna be snowed under with animal crap as well as the white stuff