In his speech, in which he told Universities that public funding was unsustainable, Lammy skirted around the issue of student funding despite a forthcoming review of tuition fees.
NUS President Wes Streeting said “After this summer’s admissions fiasco, which has seen tens of thousands of well qualified applicants denied a university place, it is very disappointing that David Lammy has not signalled more decisive action in order to avoid this happening again.
“Today’s speech skirts around the issue of the direction and ideological context of the forthcoming review of tuition fees, and gives no sign that the Government recognises the need to put in place a more equitable and sustainable way of funding our universities.
“We are ready to have a debate about radical alternatives to the current system. We believe there is a way to generate the income the sector so badly needs without furthering the destructive market in fees. Labour and Conservative politicians need to develop a backbone, explain how their spending commitments will match their rhetoric and show willingness to have a proper debate on this issue ahead of next year’s general election.”
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