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While most students may have to pay this graduate contribution for longer, the myth of a "burden" of debt is the only thing that will put poorer people off applying.
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How can the Scottish claim that they have free higher education if everyone has to pay the graduate contribution?
3.39pm: Cable says that, if the graduate contribution is to rise, it should be linked to the graduate's ability to pay.
So, even if the Scottish do eventually increase the graduate contribution, they will be at pains to point out that it bears no resemblance to top-up fees.
He says the sector would need the graduate contribution to be restored in order to carry on providing world-class education.
Some experts agree with Lang, notably Andrew Cubie, the barrister and author of the report which ushered in the graduate contribution that all Scottish students pay once they have graduated.
There is a risk that the Conservatives will agree to save the Liberal Democrats as much embarrassment as possible and agree to go down the graduate contribution route, but it might be an awful muddle.
Those who think the graduate contributions squeeze the middle the most are labouring under a false impression about the value of money over time.
However, universities would also lose out, should the direct subsidy to institutions be removed for most subjects, as the report envisages (and as may well happen), because the graduate contributions would only partially compensate.Before the general election in May, all three main political parties said they would examine Lord Browne's suggestions.
Finally, the report recommends increasing "other sources of income" – this includes general support for some kind of graduate contribution.
3.40pm: Cable says that he is in favour of a progressive graduate contribution.
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