So I wrote a letter to the Prime Minister - and thought I should share it with you all. It's going to be sent tomorrow.

Dear Prime Minister

I am writing to you after watching today’s news in regards to raising university fees.

I’m not sure you really understand what it’s like to be a teenager in today’s Britain. We are the most tested generation ever – we have been tested since we were seven years old and have gone through all the stresses of three sets of SAT’s, GCSE’s, AS’s and A levels.

A couple of weeks ago, I was wading through prospectuses planning out where I’d go for university. Today, those dreams I made have been completely shattered.

I do not come from a wealthy family. I do not have inheritance or savings to see me through my years at university – by raising fees you have completely ruined the chances for normal, average teens like me of going.

We go through the pressure of all those exams and study really hard, for what? Being unable to get to the highest level of education we’ve been studying for for our entire lives is absolutely devastating.

I am well aware of today’s financial predicament. I’m not, however, entirely sure as to why you’re jeopardising Britain’s future. All I ask is for you to use your imagination and step into our shoes. You’ll study, study study... take exams... stress about your results... worry for a number of weeks... get your results... and study again. This loop will continue for several years, until finally, it’s almost all over. You only have to do the loop one more time, and then, at the very end, you hit a brick wall.

The coalition needs to start listening to the young people; because the youth of today is Britain’s tomorrow.

Everybody has a right to a good education. My right has sadly been taken away, simply because I’m not rich enough.

Sincerely,

Charlotte Rule