Concrete issue 246 26 10 2010

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Tuesday 26th October 2010 • Issue 246 • UEA's Independent Student Newspaper

NOT A CLEGG TO STAND ON Nick Clegg hints at a tuition fee cap as Norwich South MP Simon Wright faces pressure from students to honour his pre-election pledge to vote against an increase in fees. signed by many parliamentary candidates at the invitation of the News Editor National Union of Students, read: "I Nick Clegg has announced that pledge to vote against an increase tuition fee increases are unlikely to in fees in the next parliament and be unlimited, as initially suggested to pressure the government to introduce a fairer alternative". by the Browne Review. The Deputy Prime Minister, who Former leader of the Liberal said in the run-up to the General Democrats, Sir Menzies Campbell, Election that the Liberal Democrats has said th?t his credibility would were committed to scrapping be "shot to pieces" if he did not tuition fees, confirmed that the honour the pledge he signed. When amount charged by universities asked by Concrete if this was a would be capped. sentiment he echoed, Mr Wright Speaking to Andrew Marr, Clegg said: "1 take the pledge very, very voiced his concerns, saying he was seriously. What I want to see from "uneasy" about the prospect of the discussions that go on over unlimited fees and said that the the next few weeks is how we can government were still considering take the Browne Report, how the its response to the Browne Review. government can look at what is fair David Willetts, the universities in it and develop that". minister, has also said that tuition This position was confirmed fees will definitely be capped. by Mr Clegg, who said that the This announcement comes just government wanted to take the a week after Simon Wright, the MP "best" parts of the Browne Report to for Norwich South, visited UEA. make the system more "restrained". The Liberal Democrat MP met with When asked about the fairness of students potentially paying officers from the Union of UEA unli mited tu itio n fees, Mr Wright Students to discuss the suggestions made by the Browne Review. emphas ised elements of the So far, Mr Wright has declined Browne Report that are seen to to say whether he will honour the. be more progressive, such as the pledge he made before the general · level at which graduates start election to vote against any increase repaying their loans. "I think that in fees. The statement, which was what we need to look at is the level

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of earnings at which people have to start repaying. At t he moment it's just £15,000, that's not gone up for very many years now. What Lord Browne is proposing is that that moves up to £21,000, so that's clearly a step forward from where

row ne we are at the moment in terms of how the system works". Universities have experienced further setbacks as Chancellor George Osborne announced a 40% cut in teaching budgets as part of the Comprehensive Spending

Review. The higher education budget wi ll be cut from £7.1bn to £4.2bn by 4014. Funding for arts and humanities will be hit hardest, as government support is being maintained for science and technology degrees.

NEWS: Crucial route into Norwich to be widened

NEWS: Popular restaurant COMMENT AND OPINION : The myth of goes up in flames modern multiculturalism?

FEATURES: Banksy meets the : SPORT: Meet UEA Korfball Simpsons :

The go-ahead is finally given to All's multi-million pound wi dening, at a cost of £134 million. Page2

Italian restaurant Zizzis has suffered considerable da mage as a huge fire broke out this week. Page3

Features discuss the appearance of popular street artist Banksy's work on The Simpsons.

Concrete Sport give you an introduction to one of Britain's fastest growing sports.

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Comment and Opinion discuss the fa llout from Angela Merkel's controversial comments. Page 11


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