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5 reasons why Labour’s tuition fees plan is a big improvement

By Mark Ferguson

I was ready to be underwhelmed by Ed Miliband’s tuition fees announcement today. In recent weeks the outlines of Labour’s HE funding policy had been clear, leaving little scope for a ‘big bang’ announcement. And besides, cutting tuition fees to £6,000 didn’t look like a particularly radical reshaping of a system that is quite critically flawed. If the only policy that had been announced today had been a cut in the headline tuition fees figure I’d have been a bit […]

Labour retain poll leads on NHS and cost of living, but SNP extend lead in Scotland

Labour have kept healthy leads with voters on the issues of managing the NHS and keeping down the cost of everyday items, but trail on other major topics of immigration, the deficit and economic growth. Latest polling by ComRes for ITV News shows that 34% of voters trust Labour most to run the NHS, compared to 22% for the Tories, and 31% on keeping down the cost of everyday items, compared to the Tories on 22%. When ComRes polled last month, […]

Ed Miliband gives “official Labour Party position” on that dress

The debate over the colour of a dress has been today’s biggest story. By this morning, the original Buzzfeed story had been read by more than 20 million people, all trying to figure out whether the dress was white and gold or black and blue. With Labour leader Ed Miliband doing the media rounds to promote the party’s latest election pledge to cut tuition fees, it was only a matter of time before he was asked his position on the […]

Full text: Miliband’s speech pledging tuition fees cut

Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, in a speech at Leeds College of Music, said: Today is about the young people of Britain. And all who care about them right across the generations. I have listened to you. And today I pledge the government I lead is going to work with you to change your future for the better. Four years ago I said the Promise of Britain – that the next generation will do better than the […]

Labour confirm pledge to slash tuition fees by a third in email to supporters

As expected, Labour have today confirmed that they pledge to cut tuition fees from £9,000 to £6,000 a year. In an email sent out to thousands of supporters by Ed Miliband in the last few moments. This is the fourth Labour election pledge (after reducing the deficit, controlling immigration, and funding for the NHS), and Miliband says it is a promise they will keep: “And unlike with certain other parties, that’s a promise you can rely on.” Update: Here’s the […]