TOM HARRIS TURNS BACK ON NUS PLEDGE TO MAINTAIN FREE EDUCATION

SNP students today are horrified by the news that Tom Harris called for tuition fees 
on his blog.

We are calling on Labour MSPs to reject the proposal from Tom Harris who said his
party “bottled it”  when they carried out a quick U-Turn on the issuebefore the
Scottish Elections under Iain Gray.

He recommended a similar system to that which is so unpopular in England where
students may have to pay £9,000 a year in fees. SNP students went down to
London to protest with other Scottish students in solidarity with our English 
counterparts.

It is particularly worrying to hear these comments as Tom Harris is a promiment MP and
may be influential in the review Scottish Labour is carrying out after their election defeat.
Scottish Labour is dreadfully out of touch and comments like this from Tom Harris don't
help them reform their image.

The SNP has today made a pledge to Scottish students to continue to work closely with NUS
Scotland to deliver the best possible education for our young people, to protect higher
education and work towards our ambition of a £7000 minimum income.

Bruce Crawford MSP, Mike Russell MSP and Keith Brown MSP signing the NUS Pledge
before the election with NUS President-Elect Robin Parker