Sánchez's Daughter: £20k Tuition, Not £100k

Sánchez's Daughter's University: £20,000 Tuition, Not £100,000

The controversy over the educational choice of President Pedro Sánchez's daughter has peine the debate on the consistency between political discourse and private actions. While the government defends public education as a standard, data indicates that the president's daughter studies at St Mary's University in Twickenham (London), a private institution whose official fees differ from the alarming figures initially circulated.

Real Cost: £20,000 Tuition, Not £100,000

According to available information, annual tuition at St Mary's is around £20,000, far below the £100,000 spread in some circles. However, the estimated total cost—including accommodation, living expenses, and other costs—is around £50,000 per year (approximately €58,000 at current exchange rates). This amount exceeds the president's gross salary, set at about €90,000, raising questions about how these studies are financed.

How Is It Funded? The Numbers Don't Add Up

With a public salary that barely covers the total cost of one year of study, doubts about the source of funds are inevitable. Some analyses point to possible undeclared income, while others recall that the family might have used previous savings or external aid. The fact that the president's vvife, Begoña Gómez, had to request judicial authorization to travel to the graduation—after her passport was withdrawn by order of Judge Peinado—adds another layer of opacity.

Contradiction in Public Discourse

The situation has generated a chorus of criticism regarding the hypocrisy of defending public education as a pillar of the welfare state while choosing elite private centers abroad for their children. This tension is not new in Spanish politics, but in a context of budget restrictions and cuts to public universities, the contrast is particularly striking.

Sánchez's daughter studies Psychology, a degree also offered at the Complutense University of Madrid, but here taken at a fee-paying British institution. The dilemma is not only ethical but also economic: with what resources is a stay costing £50,000 annually financed when the president's salary barely reaches that figure before taxes?