Wednesday, January 19, 2005

Tories will scrap Tuition Fees

A few posts down you'll see a debate of sorts where a Conservative blogger says that not a single Tory MP believes the party actually will scrap tuition fees. Although I have been sceptical about this, I was surprised that Tory MPs were, particularly given Michael Howard has signed a document saying he will do it in the first month of a Conservative government. To clarify I asked the Education Spokesman Tim Collins. Massively to his credit his assistant replied within four hours.

This is what he had to say:

The next Conservative Government will scrap student fees within a month of taking office. This emphatic commitment can be found in our Timetable for Action at www.conservatives.com