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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Severin Carrell and Richard Adams

Scottish voters split over free tuition as university financial crisis deepens

Students relaxing on lawns of Kelvingrove Park with Glasgow University in the distance.
Students relaxing on the lawns of Kelvingrove Park near Glasgow University. Photograph: Iain Masterton/Alamy

Scottish voters are divided over Scotland’s policy of free tuition for Scottish students as the crisis over university finances intensified.

A poll commissioned by the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland found that up to 48% of voters believe Scottish students who can afford it should pay for tuition, with 29% opposed.

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