[quote=@Morden Man]I'm happy to contribute a little more so that more working class kids get the chance at an education, better that than paying nothing and have access to higher education be the preserve of the affluent.[/quote]

I'm not 100% sure that paying higher/any tuitions fees (Salt Warning: I was the first intake that the Coalition's fees hike hit) necessarily increases the accessibility of university to unprivileged backgrounds. Surely the university simply takes that money in lieu of a previous government subsidy? If it was all (or sufficiently) piled into getting disadvantaged students into universities, I'd kind of agree, but I'm not overwhelmingly aware that it is - especially with the free and accessible OU, which caters to literally anybody and everybody that can get their hands on a library card and read, now also fee-paying*.

All in all, paying fees is just a government expenditure-reducing exercise, which is up for debate depending on what degree you consider access to higher education a right or a private endeavour.

[sub]* Unless there's an OU grant that's given of which I'm unaware.[/sub]