The student loan system in Britain is a very good idea. It allows you to get your degree and you start paying back when you are earning at no added interest. Since you got a degree and was actually sensible with it by getting one that leads to a career, the debt is nothing much in the long run. No parents actually pay for it or anything.

Actually, I would like to see more "Learn-to-Work" style system inplace, where employers/etc, pay towards the costs in return for you working for them in the future, thus, providing those wanting to go into certain careers not getting the debt in the first place, amongst other things.

Universities are getting more and more like a business, unfortunately and less of an education system or place of Acamedic merit. This also goes against the student, as for some reason, Universities think that 6-8 hours a week contact time in a full-time degree is acceptable.