Sentences with phrase «over tuition fees»

A small example: I know that a LOT of us have privately and publicly given Nick Clegg a piece of our minds over the tuition fees pledge.

Though Nick Clegg undoubtedly feels hard done by over his tuition fees U-turn — neither Cameron's nor Miliband's broken pledges have been so mercilessly replayed — he is determined to avoid a repeat.

The embarrassing development comes as Nick Clegg faces mockery and criticism for a video apology in which he tried to move on his broken promise over tuition fees.

And recent protests over tuition fees in Westminster shows that old attitudes towards «the nasty party» are hard to kill off when the going gets tough - even if you have spent five years changing the party and are now backed by the Liberal Democrats in government.

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I will say, however, that the Conservative manifesto «commitment» on the NHS was an astonishing piece of dishonesty even in these deceitful times (making New Labour's 45 minutes claim seem positively truthful) and that if the Liberal Democrats» behaviour over tuition fees was not «a betrayal of principle» by them then I really don't know what would be, in your terms.

Liberal Democrat MPs have been bruised by their betrayal over tuition fees and the public animosity it created.

He said: «Faced with a necessary but difficult decision over tuition fees, Nick Clegg stuck with it.

Meanwhile Clegg will hope that Lib Dems» primary concern - improving access to higher education, come what may - will trump their frustrations over the tuition fees U-turn.

He has interviewed dozens of those at the centre and writes about the relationship between Cameron and Clegg, the Lib Dem fall from grace over tuition fees, the «surprise» of Lansley's NHS reform, the clash over AV and Lords reform, the decision to intervene in Libya, the debate over the EU, single - sex marriage, «Plebgate» and above all else the economy and austerity measures.

By accepting this logic, Hughes is accepting that the argument over tuition fees is over and the coalition's proposals are the right way forward.

Separately in the interview, Reeves expresses regret over tuition fees, saying he wishes he'd fought harder against the Treasury to brand it a «capped graduation tax».

-LSB-...] the timing, coming so soon after heavy concessions appear to have been made over tuition fees and many aspects of the CSR, but at the public show of dissent against a Coalition -LSB-...]

The Lib Dem leader is keen to use his drug policy to win back votes from young people he may have lost over tuition fees, but there's a price to be paid for that and the Daily Mail and right - wing think tanks are intent on making sure he pays it.

He adds: «The mayhem within the parliamentary party over tuition fees shows that many self - indulgent Lib Dem MPs are prey to this temptation.

In response to continued concerns over tuition fees, the IET is also calling for greater clarification about the money available to help cash - strapped students.

He must recognise that there are a lot of people out there who, like Ed Miliband, believe that new Labour made a big mistake over tuition fees and are determined to stop the Coalition raise them still higher, and want to see the back of them.

His comments came as both Mr Clegg and Mr Cable stoked the debate over tuition fees.

Among the group of eight Tim Farron is likely to rebel over tuition fees, and probably on other issues too.

He said that «there was a riot outside my constituency office» and that he was struggling to keep his temper and at the time having spoken to angry students over the tuition fees issues and others at the time before seeing the two Telegraph journalists.

The Lib Dems have won these seats in the past as they have secured the working class vote but having seen their loyalty betrayed by the Lib Dems forming a coalition with the Conservatives, the blatant lies over tuition fee's, and more recently Clegg stopping legislation to prevent radical preachers from lecturing and encouraging terrorism in universities, the working class vote will desert the Lib Dems.

I don't buy the somewhat hysterical view that last week's demonstrations over tuition fees have changed the nature of British politics.

Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT, said Mr Clegg's announcement on Friday was intended to divert attention from the damaging Lib Dem split over tuition fees.

The cause of the major political story of last week — the row over tuition fees, students rioting and all — was, as we all know, «public spending cuts».

Many Lib Dem supporters would appear never to have been reconciled to that alliance with the Conservatives; many too never forgave the party for that symbolic broken promise over tuition fees.

There are long passages expressing his frustrations over public service reform and his conflicts with Brown on breaking up previous monopoly state provision, notably over academies, foundation hospitals and over tuition fees.

Their demise started with the broken pledge over tuition fees.