I really can't overestimate the extent to which my life has been enriched (materially, socially, spiritually)by free access to education. It was my ladder out of what was basically slum living, and it's the tragedy and stupidy of our generation that we're concentrating on removing that ladder for those who come after. Nothing epitomises the difference between Scotland and England more than the fact that Scottish (and EU) students don't pay fees at our univerities. One of the first things the Oil Fund should do is replace the Student Loans organisation with the Student Grants organisation.