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The Coalition deal on university funding
The Coalition will go further than Lord Browne in requiring some graduates to pay back more than the cost of their degree, says our Political Editor.
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FactCheck has seen some some excellent number-crunching by the Institute for Fiscal Studies of the government’s proposals which found that the rich will be better off than they would have been if ministers had adopted Lord Browne’s recommendations.
The deputy prime minister’s claim that higher earners would pay “over the odds” for their university tuition under the government’s proposed scheme. Is he on firm ground?
Hundreds of student protesters have clashed with police during a rally against higher tuition fees in London. They broke into Conservative HQ, smashing windows and wrecking a lobby.
Protesters and police officers have been taken to hospital with minor injuries after trouble flared at a mass demonstration against tuition fees in London.
As thousands of students demonstrate against tuition fees we hear from one graduate who says this is the beginning of the backlash. Natasha Wynarczyk studied history at King’s College London.
The cut “It is the case that a lot of the money received by Universities through the teaching grant and through HEFCE will in the future get to universities via students.” Universities Minister David Willetts, 3 November 2010 The background Today’s announcement to increase tuition fees was, said Universities Minister David Willetts, to deliver “a…
FactCheck takes a look at the measures the Coalition has added to Lord Browne’s review of higher education funding to make the system “more progressive”.
Universities Minister David Willetts unveils plans to hike university tuition fees to up to £9,000, which Labour branded a “tragedy”. Gary Gibbon says many will welcome the only viable deal.
Universities Minister David Willetts answers a plea from our Young Blogger of the Year, setting out the government’s case in the debate over student fees.
The Chancellor George Osborne announces £81 billion of cuts in his spending review. Channel 4 News looks at how the pain is spread around the departments.
As Chancellor George Osborne delivers his long-awaited spending review, Channel 4 News correspondents deliver their verdicts on the cuts.
Lord Browne says the system of university tuition fees he is proposing is “highly progressive”. But just how progressive can it really be? FactCheck finds out.
Lord Browne’s report applies only to universities in England. So what’s the situation elsewhere in the UK? Channel 4 News investigates the system in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Graduates face paying thousands more for degrees under proposals published today – and Business Secretary Vince Cable tells Gary Gibbon many courses will cease to receive government subsidies.
The Coalition will go further than Lord Browne in requiring some graduates to pay back more than the cost of their degree, says our Political Editor.