The # 15,000 earnings threshold that applies in the current student finance system will be uprated annually in line with inflation from 2012, in a move to help existing graduates and try to stem the rising tide of student protests against the policy. (politics.co.uk)
Following the Prime Minister's announcement of an independent review of fees and student finance in England, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have reminded the UK Government that they only need to look to Wales to find a fair and effective student finance system. (welshlibdems.wales)
Welsh Liberal Democrat Cabinet Secretary for Education Kirsty Williams has since implemented Professor Diamond's recommendations and created the most generous student finance system in the UK. (welshlibdems.wales)