It should be noted that now ~45% of the UK population enter tertiary education vs <15% a thirty years ago [1]. This shift is necessary economically and yet poli

It should be noted that now ~45% of the UK population enter tertiary education vs <15% a thirty years ago [1]. This shift is necessary economically and yet politically unsustainable from general taxation. The shift to a debt driven system has been driven by this. [1]http://www.lse.ac.uk/assets/richmedia/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/slides/20131022_1515_ShapingHigherEducationSessionThreeBarr.pdf http://www.lse.ac.uk/assets/richmedia/channels/publicLecture...