Nick Clegg: raising tuition fees has not put off working-class students

By Patrick Wintour. Lib Dem leader says decision to increase tuition fees never led to anticipated collapse in working-class applications to university. Nick Clegg has tried to remove the Lib Dem's biggest political difficulty, arguing it has proved to be a myth to suggest the coalition's increase in university tuition fees would lead to a collapse in working-class applications to university.. Read more...