Student hits out at SNP

An Aberdeen student leader has criticised the SNP's u-turn onits pledge to scrap student debt.

Ten student association leaders from across the country voicedtheir disappointment today at the announcement on debt in lastweek's budget.

Finance secretary John Swinney, pictured, revealed that theSNP's proposal to scrap student debt would be shelved owing tofunding constraints.

Angela Fraser, president of Aberdeen University StudentsAssociation, was among those to hit out in a document released byScottish Labour.

The plan was in the SNP manifesto before the May election.