AFAIK the poms have had a HECS type deal longer than we have.Sooo, do they have HECS debt type arrangements over there? If so, they're being a bit precious about it. If not, well they may have a point.
While back on the farm one pommy backpacker asked if he could move into my house. I had a 3 bedroom house to myself so said OK. Dumb move, he was the biggest tight @)$# sponging bludger I've
ever come across.Couldn't keep the fat parasite out of my car, then he wanted to ride my motorbike around. I watched him try once, that was enough. After 1 week I wanted him to go. After 2 weeks I turfed him out.
British Parliament approves tuition hike despite widespread student protests
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 00912.html
There's a photo gallery of the protestors/rioters but couldn't get it to run on this dodgey puter, so haven't seen what's in there.The decision ensures that the cap on subsidized university fees will jump from $4,800 to $14,500 a year, ...