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[nfotxn]

To be honest I was worried about the UK when I got here. Their involvement in The War on Iraq seemed out of character for the nation. However the course of justice seems to be on it's way with the upcomming Hutton Report investigating the suspicious suicide of weapons expert Dr. David Kelly after the failure to find WMDs in Iraq.

Likewise the issue of University top-up fees (up to an additional £3000/yr) reserving higher education for the rich and highly indebted isn't exactly making him a popular person. From a practical perspective the de-regulation of tuition fees in Canada has had my brother paying thousands more year-to-year for his courses with no discernable improvement to his education. That is other than the inconvenience of a new Student Centre being built. Which more accurately could be describe as a mall.

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[mathan.livejournal.com]

The year I studied in the UK was the year before they introduced student fees. We ended up protesting by taking over the registry at UEA. It was an interesting time.

I'm surprised the Labour government has let it get out of hand.

[callingzero.livejournal.com]

About the last few sentences:
Since I took my four years of art school at Emily Carr and spread them out over about seven years, I noticed they *always* had something to tear down and renovate. Even if it was something built when I was there just a few years before.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_janie_jones_/]

hullo

i'm adding you to my friends list. i presently reside in hamilton, but these days i'm day-dreaming of a summer voyage to glasgow to stalk my idol