Is a tuition fee cut as good as it seems?

Analysis: A reduction in fees is popular with the masses – but could it be damaging?

The government will need to give universities top-up funding to make up for a significant loss of income (Getty)

The average student in England graduates with more than £50,000 debt amid £9,250 a year tuition fees. But these controversial charges, which have prompted protests in the streets, could soon be cut.

Theresa May’s review into post-18 education and funding in England, published in her last days in No 10, recommended that the maximum for tuition fees should be reduced to £7,500.

The independent review, led by Philip Augar, was launched by the government after Jeremy Corbyn won over many young voters with his general election pledge to abolish tuition fees altogether.