The current system of financing higher education is stuck in a rut. It does not work particularly well for anybody: … Continue reading “Funding higher education through a free-market ‘graduate tax’”

In an age of big challenges, the general election campaign seems to be throwing up a host of small ideas. … Continue reading “Forget cutting tuition fees – student finance needs a complete overhaul”

Liam Byrne, shadow universities minister, was quoted in the New Statesman recently in relation to tuition fees, saying: ‘We’ve just … Continue reading “There’s still no money, Liam”

A graduate tax would set a worrying precedent. The implication from Vince Cable that anything correlated with increased income should … Continue reading “Graduate tax grievances”

One of the things which the Blair government got right was establishing the principle of student fees in higher education. … Continue reading “Graduate tax? No thanks”

A graduate tax would set a worrying precedent. The implication from Vince Cable that anything correlated with increased income should … Continue reading “Graduate tax grievances”

One of the things which the Blair government got right was establishing the principle of student fees in higher education. … Continue reading “Graduate tax? No thanks”