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The changing faces of the Liberal Democrats

Politics is like football. It's very entertaining and sometimes, there's dirty play. Now, to add to the list, we can say that politics is unpredictable.

The Liberal Democrats have changed in the last 12 months. Before, they were the anti-Tory alliance with the Labour Party. Then when it came to the election campaign before May 2010, they wowed their supporters by saying that the "mainstreams" parties were not going to change Britain for the good. Nick Clegg's tactics didn't work as the final result proved that they managed to get less seats than what they managed five years previous.

This is when Lib Dems had to take sides as their decision proved unpopular with their faithful voters because they turned right wing, meaning that David Cameron would lead the country for the next five years.

This is when politics gets a little confusing. Why would a party who are completely against another join them and make the biggest decisions of lives of millions, even the world population? Maybe they wanted to join the Tory alliance to change the right wing morals and ethics more toward the Liberal direction. Little did they know, David Cameron is a very powerful person, now he is Prime Minister and would want everything his way regardless of who he's dealing with.

To be honest, not many people know the real reason why Nick Clegg chose Conservatives but that's a different matter. The reason I'm writing today is to condemn the fact that Vince Cable comes onto television saying that there is a large possibility that tuition fees for students would double to "at least £7,000".

That's a lot of money. I wouldn't even think Cable's parents would be able to afford it, let alone a debt-prone Britain. There are many potential politicians, mathematicians, lawyers and professor which are being denied a chance to be great just because they cannot afford to go to higher education. Back in the 1990s, when the tuition fees didn't exist, the percentage of going to University was lower than it is now.

This year, tuition fees are £3,290. Yes, that's a lot of money, especially when year on year the sum is increasing year on year. But they have to stop. We're in the 21st Century now and we need to encourage more children in going to University. It's good for them mentally and psychologically.

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