[stable-point]

I think the key part is "regardless of where they come from". For instance, Scotland has free tuition for the Scottish and other EU citizens, but not for citizens of England/Wales/NI or international students. (The fees for an English person are typically cheaper than other English universities, but still not to be sniffed at).

I am not sure about NI or Wales, but I imagine there's a similar situation.

[ekr]

Scotland and free tuition? I was thinking about a MSc in computer science at the University of Edinburgh, and it's definitely not free, even for EU citizens: http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/fees?programme_cod....

[TazeTSchnitzel]

That's a postgraduate course. I guess free tuition applies only to undergraduates.