Disappointed by Lib Dems

In the local paper last week there were a couple of pages about the increase in student fees, including the opinions of several local politicians, parents and head teachers.

One of these opinion pieces was by Morwen Millson, the leader of the Liberal Democrat group on the county council.

This week the County Times printed a piece by Labour's Andrew Skudder which is partly a response to that article but also a commentary on the public spending cuts in general.

The full text is below.

Student Fees

Following the government's decision to raise student fees by up to a factor of three, despite personal pledges to the contrary by the Lib Dem members of the coalition there has been massive outcry, culminating in a demonstration in London.

Many parents, students and teachers in Horsham have been variously concerned and angry about this and this week's County Times contains several pages of local reactions to the news.