On a micro level this is why your tuition fees are rising
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If you want to blame someone, blame the Unions for thinking, as all unions do, of the workers rather than the customer (you). Or you could be in the Thatcher is a witch camp in which case power to the people.
On a macro level, the government are so up the creek they have resorted to printing more money. More money into the system means all existing money is worth less, ie inflation. The nice thing is that when you've used your education to get a nice job you'll be taxed even more to get the government out of the hole it's in.