SNP urged to ‘come clean’ on education cuts

SNP finance secretary Shona Robison’s claims of defending free education ring hollow as students count another year’s cost of further and higher education cuts, NUS Scotland said today.
Ms Robison renewed the Scottish government’s pledge to free tuition as she presented her draft Budget to MSPs on Wednesday, boasting of plans to boost funding to Scotland’s colleges and universities by 3.5 per cent.
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