Tuition fees: The parable of Nick Clegg shows Starmer’s right to ditch his pledge
Since losing power in 2010, the Labour Party has had two-and-a-half different policies on funding higher education in England.…
Tuition Fees
Keir goes cold on tuition fee vow, public utilities and tax and spend
Keir Starmer toured the broadcast studios this morning, highlighting a well-timed Labour plea for a tougher windfall tax…
Labour Students back motion calling for party to commit to tuition fee abolition
Labour Students have passed a motion committing themselves to campaign to abolish tuition fees and restore maintenance grants…
Starmer: “I have to be realistic about what is possible” with leadership pledges
Keir Starmer has argued that he has to be “realistic about what is possible” when asked about accusations…
Lowering the student debt repayment threshold is a betrayal of young people
It has been reported that the government is planning to lower the threshold at which students repay their…
Surge in eye-catching policies from Starmer as January draws to a close
Keir Starmer took a significant risk this week by calling for critical workers to be vaccinated as a…
Starmer rejects post-crisis austerity: “Don’t make the mistake made in 2010”
Keir Starmer has firmly rejected the idea of implementing austerity after the coronavirus pandemic, saying “don’t make the…
The Covid university chaos shows Labour is right on scrapping tuition fees
Recent data shows a dramatic increase in Covid cases across the country over the last month as students…
Memo to leadership candidates: scrapping tuition fees is ineffective and unaffordable
The Labour leadership contest has so far proved to be both inward-looking and dull. Major policy debates have…
Starmer announces he would keep Labour pledge to scrap tuition fees
Keir Starmer has announced that he will maintain Labour’s current commitment to scrap university tuition fees if elected…
