There would be good and bad points in a privatised/unregulated student loans market; presumably youd have to pay interest above inflation, but youd probably also be able to get a larger amount per year than the current system. The student overdraft situation is maybe the best comparasion; you can get really good deals through market forces alone without needing any regulation (I've got £2000 interest free or something).
Youre focusing on inessentials anyway, the parts of that to worry about are:
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Human tissues and embryos bill
Merges the current two authorities to create the Regulatory Authority for Tissue & Embryos. Legislates for ensuring that the production and use of all human embryos outside the body - whatever the process used in their creation - is subject to regulation. It will continue the ban on selecting the sex of offspring for non-medical reasons. The duty to take account of "the welfare of the child" is extended
Education and skills bill
The bill details proposals announced yesterday by the children's secretary, Ed Balls, to raise the school leaving age to 18.
Criminal justice and immigration bill
Announced last month, the bill (...) includes new "violent offender orders", greater powers to tackle antisocial behaviour, and new powers to remove terrorists and serious criminals from the UK.
Counter-terrorism bill
The bill fleshes out proposals announced last month by the former home secretary John Reid. It includes proposals for extending detention limits for terror suspects beyond 28 days, allowing terrorist suspects to be questioned after charge, introducing a new register to keep track of convicted terrorists, and holding a review of possible use of intercept evidence. It will also ban convicted terrorists from traveling overseas.
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The criminal justice one is especially disgusting, as is keeping people imprisoned in schools until 18.