We take to the streets of Glasgow to ask Glaswegians if they think higher education should remain free in Scotland amid a financial crisis.
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00:00Absolutely not. I think higher education should be free nationally. I think it's a disgrace
00:03that people are having to pay for that sort of thing. I think it's... I was lucky enough
00:09to be a student back when I had a grant and back when I had my fees paid. It gives children
00:15or gives teenagers the freedom to study what they want. I think the minute you start placing
00:21financial restrictions on people, they are forced to make decisions that might not be
00:26exactly right for them. And I think further education is important, not just in terms
00:31of jobs, in terms of career, but just in terms of the development of people. And I think
00:37any subject studied is a subject worth studying, if you know what I mean. So no, I completely
00:43disagree with any restrictions on study. And I really disagree with the idea of charging
00:49students for it. I really think it's a bad thing.
00:51Higher education should be completely free to everyone. And I'm careful what I say here,
00:58but to Scottish people.