“I believe that access to a university education should be based on the ability to learn, not what people can afford. I think there is no more nauseating a sight than politicians pulling up the ladder of opportunity behind them.”

Scottish politician

Charles Peter Kennedy was a Scottish politician. He led the Liberal Democrats from 1999 to 2006 and served as the Member of Parliament for Ross, Skye and Lochaber from 1983 to 2015. He was a prominent figure in British politics for more than three decades. His public life was shaped by his leadership of the Liberal Democrats and his long tenure in Parliament, representing the Highland constituency of Ross, Skye and Lochaber.