Student loans review presses reset button on English policymaking

IFS researcher says ONS decision will make Labour fees pledge ‘a lot less expensive’ and bring more ‘Treasury scrutiny’ of sector

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December 18, 2018

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December 18, 2018

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Flipped: Office for National Statistics’ decision responds to parliamentary committees’ concerns about the current scheme’s ‘fiscal illusions’

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Print headline: Loans review ‘exposes con trick’ of trebling fees

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