'Debt-free' degree plan could benefit 50,000 workers a year

By Toby Helm. Firms and government would pay costs under Labour scheme, which may form part of party's 2015 manifesto. Plans to allow 50,000 would-be graduates a year to acquire "debt-free" honours degrees, part-funded by their employers, are being considered by Labour in order to tailor university education more closely to the needs of business and young people. More...