As one of the interviewees said, these are the choices the society stands for, should taxes be raised or should the state retreat from university funding.

It is said that 7,7% less students have applied for university.

According to Rebecca Ratcliffe (in The Guardian), “It doesn’t come as a surprise that people from lower economic groups are put off by higher fees, but the reason we have loans, bursaries and grants available is to make university accessible. It’s a concern that this message isn’t getting across. (…) University isn’t the right choice for all students, but noone should be put off applying because of short term financial concerns.”