The attitude of the Labour party to the rise in tuition fees is arrogant duplicity of the first order: it was Labour that introduced the University of Bums on Seats and the consequent tuition fees. And they ruined the economy (2010 debt interest will be £43bn). Students should be attacking Labour, not the Lib Dems.
Extracts from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-up_fees
Between 1998 and 2006 most British students (except Scottish students studying in Scotland) paid a contribution towards their tuition fees.
Legislation to enable the introduction of top-up fees was proposed by the Labour Party Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Charles Clarke and became law in the Higher Education Act 2004. The law came into effect for the 2006-2007 academic year.
This became law despite the Labour manifesto 2001 promise reading: “We have no plans to introduce University top-up fees, and have legislated to prevent their introduction.”
All since Labour came to power in 1997.
Extract from http://www.newstatesman.com/2010/11/prime-minister-deputy-fees
Clegg also criticised Harman in turn for, what he called, her “attempt to reposition the party as champion of students”, stating that the Labour Party had campaigned against tuition fees and top-up fees, and introduced them both.
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