SNP Told To Apologise For Cutting Student Cash Plans

Fri, 19 Dec 2008

Alex Salmond, the First Minister of Scotland, has been told to make "an unqualified apology" to the country’s students after failing to fulfil an election pledge to wipe out student debt .

Recently, the Scottish National Party (SNP) administration unveiled plans to replace student loans with grants or combine the two to offer university goers extra financial support .

But in their new consultation paper, the SNP failed to mention their £2 billion pledge to write off all student debt, announced during last year's elections.

Opposition parties have responded by accusing the SNP of breaking an election pledge.

The Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Murdo Fraser, said: "Far from congratulating themselves on these plans, the SNP government should now offer an unqualified apology to Scotland's students and graduates for their broken promise on student debt ."

"At campuses across Scotland students were fed this pack of lies. Many believed it. They have all been betrayed by this SNP government which has abused their trust."

Claire Baker, Scottish Labour higher education spokesman, added: "Once again students are seeing election promises disappear before their eyes, with the SNP's credibility on student issues now in tatters."
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