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Students vote to back free education
New policy rejecting university and college fees is passed at NUS conference
Student activists voted to support free education yesterday at the national conference of their union NUS.
Delegates approved new policy on education funding which included a section against university and college fees.
“When people say we can’t fight for access and free education it is a lie,” said NUS Scotland president Gordon Maloney as he motivated the amendment.
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