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Tory plans to scrap the cap on tuition fees could double the amount of debt dumped on graduates, a leading education adviser warned yesterday.
Aaron Porter predicted that Britain's 24 Russell Group universities could charge £16,000 a year if the Tories turn higher education into a free-for-all.
The former National Union of Students president warned that such a step would cause other universities to rush to impose higher fees.
Cuts are sweeping campuses as cash-strapped universities slash staff and politicians fail to act on a growing funding emergency. VINCE MILLS reports
Roger McKenzie talks to general secretary of Unison CHRISTINA McANEA about the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on members, the local government funding emergency and the threat of Reform UK
Almost half of universities face deficits, merger mania is taking hold, and massive fee hikes that will lock out working-class students are on the horizon, write RUBEN BRETT, PAUL WHITEHOUSE and DAN GRACE