With universities hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak and falling student numbers, City A.M.’s Debate column asks “Do we need a government rescue plan to save UK universities?”.

Dr Steve Davies, IEA Head of Education, says NO, arguing higher education is “a classic example of a sector that has over expanded and invested in a product with declining value. The time is ripe for reconstruction and retrenchment, not bailout.”

Read the full debate here.