I do agree, however, that the reasons for paying'over the odds'for places are quickly evaporating with the advent of distance-working, instant communication, mass-data transit, global networking . . . heaven knows what it has done to the sales of briefcases-nobody carries paperwork anymore just pen-drives ! ny156uk 19 : 56, 6 December 2006 ( UTC)
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Clegg said that the new proposals were progressive, stating " those who earn the least will pay much less than they do at the moment, those who earn the most will pay over the odds to provide a subsidy to allow people from poor backgrounds to go to university " and said that the change was needed " because of the financial situation, because of the compromises of the Coalition Government ."