What Liberal Democrats have to say is more than academic

From the Liberal Democrat autumn conference in Bournemouth, Baroness Garden, spokesperson in the Lords for higher and further education and skills, calls for joined-up thinking on vocational and academic routes through university

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For Liberal Democrats, higher education has always been seen as playing a key part in creating fairness and opportunity for all. So when our tuition fee policy crashed in the coalition we ensured a range of measures to support students and potential students from non-traditional and disadvantaged backgrounds. As a result, numbers of disadvantaged young people accessing universities have increased.