"They have taken us to the fore front of the international community" Yes the Iraq war was a real crowd pleaser..... "why should those who choose not to go to university pay for those who do" Graduates earn an average of 150,000 more over their life time than non-graduates. Most of this will be taxed in the top band. Why should I have to fund the non-graduates' NHS, public transport and other state supported subsidies when I paid for myself to go through University? Every non-graduate will be far better off as a result.