It is 5 January, 2023. Keir Starmer stands up at the UCL East site, in London’s Olympic Park, and outlines in broad strokes his plans for the country.
Yet the headlines pick up on one thing in particular – a possible u-turn on his leadership campaign pledge to abolish tuition fees.
Nearly nine months later, Labour’s approach to higher education is still largely a mystery.
But today Public First has published the findings of our report on public attitudes to tuition fees, launched in May this year. It provides insight into what voters think about all things higher education, ahead of a likely general election sometime next year.
