Labour pledge to cap university tuition fees at £6,000... sort of

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University tuition fees have become a thorn in the side of the current government. At a stroke they have alienated any students who come through the system for the foreseeable future (and their parents). It's an impressive way to cheese off the half of the country that isn't livid about its pensions.

Now Labour has pledged to cut the fees back down to something less terrifying.... or has it?