Four years after tuition fees increased, it's still a running joke among students. Whether it's a professor turning up late to a lecture or not being able to find a seat in the library, almost any problem on campus is certain to provoke the indignant cry of: "I'm paying nine grand a year for this?!"

Well, tuition fees are rising yet again – this time to £9,250 per year – but it's my contention that students should be embracing this.

Now, before I'm threatened by the no-platform police on campus next year, consider that this was inevitable. Since the introduction of tuition fees under Labour in 1998, fees have steadily increased along with the number of students attending university.

It is only reasonable to expect that fees will continue to rise in line with inflation. Judging by the growing number of students, even after the hike to £9,000, it is also reasonable to conclude that this won't repel large numbers, contrary to popular belief.