Although derided by much of the media, Ed Miliband has shown himself adept at setting the political agenda. His attempt to weaponise tuition fees in order to win back voters who deserted Labour in 2010 in favour of the Lib Dems, has for three and a half years caused a great deal of consternation in the sector. The threat of £6,000 tuition fees, first announced in 2011, has kept the sector guessing and has smashed the previously received wisdom that the only way for the fee cap was up, or off entirely. Not being able to settle in to a foregone future of higher fees and increased marketisation, universities have been forced to seriously address an alternative future under an Ed Miliband-led government. And they don’t like it one bit.
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Ed Miliband
Although derided by much of the media, Ed Miliband has shown himself adept at setting the political agenda. His attempt to weaponise tuition fees in order to win back voters who deserted Labour in 2010 in favour of the Lib Dems, has for three and a half years caused a great deal of consternation in … Continued
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