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Charles Kennedy

Further Education should be about the ability to learn, not the ability to pay - everyone who is able should have the opportunity, regardless of their family background. I don't want to see students struggling with huge debts or frightened off even going

Charles Kennedy

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Charles Kennedy is emphasizing that access to further education should depend on a person's capability to learn rather than their financial situation or family wealth. He expresses concern that high costs and debt fears should not prevent students from pursuing education.

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