Scrapping tuition fees in and of itself may be popular, but it does amount to benefit tailored to children of the middle and upper classes.
The problem HE has is that by the time students enter into university, it is too late for so many. Less than 1 in 100 care leavers make it to university, and those from lower income families are under-represented.
Tuition fees are charged a commercial interest rate, which is nonsense - they should right now be charged the rate of interest the UK Government pays, which is very low. I'd be interested in seeing whether a graduate tax could be more progressive too.
And UK universities also appear to be structurally racist.- there is a nationwide 10% race attainment gap, even when white and non-white students have the same A-Level grades.
I suppose I am saying that not scrapping tuition fees but coming up with innovative and progressive policies to improve education and make the education system fairer could be something I could support.
What we will likely get is the scrapping of tuition fees and a pledge to be nicer or something.
Anyway, I do think he will be out of a job once Durham Police get their act together.