Higher education is likely to play a central role in campaigning in the run up to the Holyrood elections. The issue of funding is controversial, particularly in times where public spending faces a tight squeeze. For a nation so proud of its free education, the prospect of charging students leaves a bitter taste in the mouth.
Labour is on course to win the 2011 Holyrood election. That’s the verdict of the latest TNS-BMRB poll for the Herald, which showed an increase in support for both Labour and the SNP. But will the build up to the Scottish election do anything to fuel the electorate’s fire?