Fury as Labour hikes tuition fees for the first time in eight years

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : 'It means many people, especially from non-traditional university backgrounds, cannot afford to live while at university, and that is tragic for social mobility.
61% : Read MoreBREAKING NEWS Labour hikes tuition fees for first time since 2017 with students to be charged £9,535 from next year Alex Stanley, vice president for higher education of the NUS, said: 'This is, and can only ever be, a sticking plaster.
58% : 'We will fix the foundations, we will secure the future of higher education so that students can benefit from a world-class education for generations to come,' she told the Commons.
53% : 'Students shouldn't have to pay tuition this year, or any year.' 'It's time to abolish tuition fees and cancel student debt because education is a public good, not a commodity.

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