Continued from Part 1.   The central flaw in our current system of financing higher education is that the third … Continue reading “The Great Tuition Fees Escape (Part 2)”

Jeremy Corbyn’s success at converting young people to his cause, encouraged by the promise of the abolition of tuition fees … Continue reading “The Great Tuition Fees Escape (Part 1)”

As we approach the beginning of university terms, it appears that nobody is happy with the current system of financing … Continue reading “Our university system is becoming more competitive. Don’t write it off just yet”

This week, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) revealed that university applications have fallen by 5% for the first … Continue reading “For Brexit to be a success, British universities must shape up, fast”

The “Australian-style” points system that the Leave campaign was advocating during the EU referendum debate might provide more control over … Continue reading “Brexit reinforces the case for market-oriented reform of Universities”

You don’t have to be a Marxist to believe in historical materialism. The idea that changes in the economic environment … Continue reading “Universities need new freedoms. The government is making matters worse”

Writing in The Times on Wednesday, Jo Johnson, the new Universities Minister, noted the disappointing statistic that almost half of … Continue reading “Universities need to deliver value for money”

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’”

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”