Tories let down students over fees (Greenwich Borough Liberal Democrats)

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Tories let down students over fees

January 15, 2006 3:00 PM

Elliot Shubert, Cllr Mark Pattenden and Michael Lewis outside Avery Hill campus

"Only the Liberal Democrats are committed to abolishing tuition fees" says Cllr Mark Pattenden (centre)

The u-turn on tuition fees announced by David Cameron's Tories this week shows that students cannot trust them to keep their word says Cllr Mark Pattenden (Eltham South).

"Labour promised not to introduce fees when they were in opposition, but as soon as they were elected they introduced them. The Tories said that they would get rid of them, but now they have changed their policy too" said Cllr Pattenden.

"The Tories want to extend selection in schools and now propose to keep university tuition fees. They are more concerned about the prospects of a select few at the expense of everyone else."

"Only the Liberal Democrats are committed to abolishing tuition fees."