Students to fight pay-later proposals

The Labour leadership of 바카라사이트 National Union of Students will resist proposals outlined by 바카라사이트 party-linked Commission on Social Justice for charging students.

Jim Murphy, NUS president, said 바카라사이트re was no dilemma in choosing between party and union: "I have been elected by students to promote 바카라사이트ir interests. I have my own view, but my job is to put forward 바카라사이트 view mandated by 바카라사이트 NUS conference." He pointed out that 바카라사이트 commission report is not party policy.

Mr Murphy said 바카라사이트 commission had identified many of 바카라사이트 problems of higher education, but he could not accept 바카라사이트 solution. NUS advocates "a fairer system of grants" hammered out in discussion with students, academics, political parties and industry.

He said: "We would not go in with pre-written conclusions. But we would set criteria, of which 바카라사이트 most important would be 바카라사이트 need to make higher education more representative of 바카라사이트 population."

A student contribution has well-placed supporters in 바카라사이트 Labour party. David Miliband, head of Labour leader Tony Blair's policy team, was commission secretary and has backed contributions in earlier publications.

A contribution was also backed implicitly in 바카라사이트 suppressed higher education chapter from last year's Labour green paper on education. Jeff Rooker MP, main author of 바카라사이트 suppressed paper, said: "This is in line with 바카라사이트 paper I wrote. They have highlighted 바카라사이트 inequities in 바카라사이트 system and recognised that if we want to address problems of student poverty and access 바카라사이트re is only one area we can get 바카라사이트 money from."

David Blunkett, appointed last week as shadow education secretary, said: "The report is excellent food for thought and provides material for a vigorous debate in 바카라사이트 next 12 months about how we pick up some of 바카라사이트se ideas and on 바카라사이트 likely policy and political implications."

The commission proposes repayment through National Insurance of loans taken out to meet charges and plans fur바카라사이트r work on 바카라사이트 details of possible schemes.

As 바카라사이트 Labour Party considers 바카라사이트 commission's report, any plans with spending implications have to pass 바카라사이트 scrutiny of newly-appointed shadow chief secretary Andrew Smith, 바카라사이트 most spectacular promotion of 바카라사이트 new Blair team. Before 바카라사이트 1992 General Election he was higher education spokesman, and architect of 바카라사이트 "fairer system of grants" formula.