I rarely blog about family matters. One of my children took part in Wednesday's demonstration against the proposed crippling rise in university fees. Both she and I are annoyed that since Wednesday the publicity seems to be about the actions of a handful of clowns who used it as an opportunity to bring the other demonstrators into disrepute. Agent provocateurs?
Meanwhile as a good parent I set aside a redundancy payment from ten years back to pay the fees. In fact I still have an article from The Observer dated 1 October 2000 (above) advising parents with a young family how to save and prepare for the future.
So far so good. My forecasts and planning have been on track.
Now I find that those fees could triple. We will, of course, find the money. It will not be easy. However I do feel angry at those politicians who made cheap promises about scrapping university tuition fees just six months ago and now sit on the front benches raising them.
Perhaps us parents should demonstrate? Tell the kids to stay at home. That will give the press something to shout about. And show the kids a thing or two. The veterans of Grosvernor Square on the march again!
