Tuition fees are lowering in the distance, threatening the stability of the coalition. A
straw poll by the BBC suggests that a majority (two-thirds) of institutions are planning to charge the full whack of £9,000 a year.
It’s unclear which universities the BBC contacted, but the results follow a developing trend. 39 universities have stated that they want to charge the full amount on all of their courses, which
prompts the Guardian to claim that the potential average tuition fee currently stands at
£8,679.20, well above the £7,000 predicted by the government, which has led to fears of a black hole in the universities budget.
Above all, this threatens to destabilise the coalition. The Liberal Democrats, particularly Simon Hughes, have made plain that admissions have to be open to those from under privileged backgrounds and minorities.
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