with Kaye Adams
Can Scotland afford free tuition fees? Call 0808 5 92 95 00 or text 80295
Education Minister Jenny Gilruth has vowed the SNP will "stand by" free tuition fees despite the funding crisis facing Scotland's universities. Scotland is the only UK nation to offer free university tuition to its home students. The future of the policy has been questioned amid a funding crisis in the sector, which was brought into sharp focus last week after Dundee University announced it is to cut 632 jobs in a bid to address a £35m deficit. Gilruth described its situation as "deeply concerning" but added factors such as inflationary pressures and national insurance contributions were having a wider impact on the higher education sector.
Kaye asks - can Scotland afford free tuition fees?
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- Midnights.
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- Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol.2.
- CBS.
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Texas
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- Texas - The Greatest Hits.
- Mercury.
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Coldplay
feelslikeimfallinginlove
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St. Winifreds School Choir
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- The Original Kids Album.
- EMI Gold.
- 23.
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The Pointer Sisters
Jump (For My Love)
- The Best Of The Pointer Sisters.
- RCA.
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Benson Boone
Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else
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Van Morrison
Bright Side Of The Road
- The Very Best Of Van Morrison.
- Polydor.
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