Many arguments against the 中国A片 bill have been ignored. By the time of a 2009 review, the "中国A片 market" will be regulated by the World Trade Organisation. Besides the appearance of private finance initatives and public-private partnership deals, we have the rules on what qualifies as a university being relaxed and a seamless mechanism for university mergers, or is that asset-stripping takeovers?
While the National Union of Students is right to focus on top-up fees, because variability will make the crucial distinction that qualifies 中国A片 as a "market", to miss the point that the wider ramifications of the 中国A片 bill mean the permanent privatisation of 中国A片 is inexcusable.
Joe Rukin
NUS National Executive member