That it Ned?

bongo · 25th September 2011, 10:14 AM

Labour would cut top university fees to £6,000, says Ed Miliband

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The maximum university fee for students will be slashed by a third to £6,000 a year under a Labour government, Ed Miliband has announced.

The policy, revealed by the Labour leader in an interview with the Observer, would be paid for by reversing planned tax cuts for the banks and by asking the highest-earning graduates to pay more interest on their loans.

The move – one of the biggest policy decisions by Miliband in his first year as leader – is designed to appeal to millions of student voters who turned to the Lib Dems at the last election, and to parents worried about the financial burdens of sending their children to university.

Speaking ahead of Labour's annual conference, which opens in Liverpool on Sunday amid rumblings about the party's credibility on the economy, Miliband insisted the plan was "fully costed". He said David Cameron and Nick Clegg would kill off the spirit of ambition and enterprise in the next generation by "loading the costs of paying off the deficit onto our young people".

The unveiling of the new policy comes as the Labour leader's brother, David, prepares to send a message of support to his brother, whose leadership has been criticised in some circles. The former foreign secretary will use a fringe meeting on Sunday, exactly one year after his traumatic defeat in last year's leadership election, to publicly back his sibling: "We must never lose our sense of outrage at this shocking government. Ed has led the party with strong purpose and conviction, and that is what Labour needs."

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Is that it Ned

I bet the people that switched to Labour from the Lib Dems because of their promise to abolish tuition fees are over the moon with this news.

chunkylover53 · 25th September 2011, 10:16 AM

Love Milliband me

AC Mack · 25th September 2011, 10:17 AM

If it's a fight between the party leaders then it's a case of who is the least shit, at the moment.

tunstall birdman · 25th September 2011, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by AC Mack

If it's a fight between the party leaders then it's a case of who is the least shit, at the moment.

This!

chunkylover53 · 25th September 2011, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by AC Mack

If it's a fight between the party leaders then it's a case of who is the least shit, at the moment.

They should do it in a massive cage. And the winner becomes PM.

zwartekat · 25th September 2011, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by chunkylover53

They should do it in a massive cage. And the winner becomes PM.

Would that not result in an 8-year-old PM?

tunstall birdman · 25th September 2011, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by chunkylover53

They should do it in a massive cage. And the winner becomes PM.

An arm wrestle would be cheaper to stage with this country being financially fucked.

RestlessNatives · 25th September 2011, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by bongo

Labour would cut top university fees to £6,000, says Ed Miliband

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Is that it Ned

I bet the people that switched to Labour from the Lib Dems because of their promise to abolish tuition fees are over the moon with this news.

When was this?

chunkylover53 · 25th September 2011, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by tunstall birdman

An arm wrestle would be cheaper to stage with this country being financially fucked.

No chance. You have the strongest wrist in the country and we dont want your sort in charge

tunstall birdman · 25th September 2011, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by chunkylover53

No chance. You have the strongest wrist in the country and we dont want your sort in charge