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  6. Don't vote Tory

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    2 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

    Well that's after a Labour government that introduced it, so five years on and they'll be older then. And the new young people won't want to vote for a party that'll reintroduce it?

    Plus student loans have been about since the 1990s, so a write-off doesn't just influence young people.

    I think tuition fees was a very big issue in this election but less in a "voting for my own benefit" thing. Rather, tuition fees are a very visible demonstration of the gap between the generations in terms of what they got. The older generation got free tuition and maintenance grants, the current one get huge debts. There's no way you can argue that's fair, it's just not a position that works. You can argue we can no longer afford it, but you can't argue it's fair. 

    The other ways that gap manifests: rental economy vs house ownership, job security etc. are a lot harder to get your head around and far less stark in the differential.

    So the tuition fees thing becomes more than just that. It becomes "vote for us if you want fairness" and everyone wants to think they want things to be fair.

    As a student, I think tuition fees are ridiculous, but abolition is just as ridiculous as a premise, an independent commission said to the Blair government, if we wanted to maintain the high standards of teaching etc at university, then students will have to pay. I for one have seen my University, put extra resources into every department, research and Development, facilities etc. Though tuition fees are too high, I appreciate that my uni and many others continue to invest in order to maintain exceptionally high standards. 

    As for being fair, yes we all want fairness, but it is looking at whether or not Corbyn's plan would 1. guarantee fairness without unintended consequences and 2. whether or not the fairness you are suggesting is attainable in the world we live in today. From what i researched, Corbyn's plans had huge economic consequences and was in a term "a wish list", and his Brexit and foreign policy weak, he may want to try and make things better, but I and many young people are ready to work hard and grind away to succeed in this economy, which is still possible despite those those who suggest it isn't.   

  7. Ask a silly question, get a silly answer.

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    Just now, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

    They do in Korea.

    Why is Glastonbury called Glastonbury when there about 4 towns closer to it?

    Cause Pilton Festival of contemporary arts sounds like a pre school arts and crafts fair

    Does anyone care about the Strokes, Are they big enough to headline? 

  8. Gorillaz

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    1 hour ago, RyanS said:

    I was there on Saturday.  Gorillaz were fantastic.  The whole event was pretty great really.  Nice crowd, no toilet queues, hardly any bar queues, amazing weather, lovely location.   

    Was there too, was a fantastic day!!

  9. New security measures in place

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    1 minute ago, brettredmayne said:

    You say minor inconvenience but just to properly check everyones bags tents etc will take 10 minutes and then you have reentry when people go back to cars,

    If the festival really are searching every bag it could be quite a wait to get in.

    I don't think it would be logistically possible to check everyone's bag, sure there will be more checks than usual, but I am just not sure they will be able to facilitate a bag search for every bag!?

  10. Don't vote Tory

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    My issue in this election, is the dishonesty from both sides, As a student a Tory vote wouldn't benefit my interests, nor is there manifesto that strong and this regulation of the internet and snoopers charter, is just a signal of increased security and lesser civil liberties of which I don't think we are having the appropriate discussion to make an informed decision, but abolition of tuition fees and potential wiping out of debt sounds great but is unsustainable and unattainable. Personally I feel a labour vote will inevitably mean rise in taxes from everyone, due to tax revenue not being raised through there botched the top 5% will pay plan. I also think the economy is in for a hard time under Labour and Corbyn's foreign policy and Brexit is weak. Either way I feel we are in for a rough time regardless...

  11. Weird Placings 2017

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    Just now, Diva Sam said:

    Being in Park Home Ground I normally have the iPhone Duck noises as my alarm clock to wake me up.

    Slaves will be somewhat different to what I'm used to. 

    "Where's Your Car Debbie" would definitely get you out and about on a Sunday Morning !!

  13. "They better play..."

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    Just now, priest17 said:

    I'm not really bothered either way right now as I have no idea who I'm going to see, if I ended up at Sampha though it'd be nice for him to drop a SBRTKT song or two.

    If he played Trials of the Past or Never Never, I would be very very happy!

  19. Royal Blood

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    Just now, LSF said:

    No chance of Pyramid sub, no? 

    Potentially, but generally speaking most people don't think they are big enough just yet for a pyramid sub slot, who knows though stranger things have happened  

  23. Next Announcement 2017 Thread

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    3 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

    jesus, over-excitement in this thread. :lol:

    It's not really going to surprise anyone, but I've just been told that Royal Blood are playing.

    caveat: the source said he wasn't 100% but thinks its right, which is less certain than he normally is ... but given his history I've run with it.

     

     

    I will take it, great news !

  25. Next Announcement 2017 Thread

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    Just now, The Placid Casual said:

    Agreed. The fans don't care about the festival of the year cup anymore which they always seem to win. They just want to be entertained once more.

    He has the money to bring in some real firepower, but the willingness not to spend is seeing world class signings joining our rivals!!

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