Cardiff north Liberal Democrat Assembly candidate Matt Smith has posted on his blog a response to Lord Browne's review of tuition fees – which could see students paying up to double the current loan to attend university.
He defends some ideas in the review, but decides because savings to universities were not sought elsewhere – the whole document should be rejected. Writing on his new look blog, Smith says:
"On the basis of the report suggesting that fees should be raised without first checking if there are ways that we can improve the quality of University Education in this country without placing the burden on the shoulders of those who wish to better themselves, then I'm afraid I have to outright reject it as a total document, despite the good ideas it has, and will be encouraging others to do the same."
Read the rest of the blogpost here.
What do you think about the removal of the cap on university tuition fees? Leave your comments below.
