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The Great Tuition Fees Escape (Part 2)

9 October 2017
Education

The Great Tuition Fees Escape (Part 2)

Peter Ainsworth
9 October 2017
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)”

The Great Tuition Fees Escape (Part 1)

5 October 2017
Education

The Great Tuition Fees Escape (Part 1)

Peter Ainsworth
5 October 2017
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)”

Our university system is becoming more competitive. Don’t write it off just yet

15 September 2017
Education

Our university system is becoming more competitive. Don’t write it off just yet

Philip Booth
15 September 2017
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”

For Brexit to be a success, British universities must shape up, fast

3 February 2017

For Brexit to be a success, British universities must shape up, fast

Madeline Grant
3 February 2017
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”

Brexit reinforces the case for market-oriented reform of Universities

15 July 2016
Education

Brexit reinforces the case for market-oriented reform of Universities

Peter Ainsworth
15 July 2016
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”

Universities need new freedoms. The government is making matters worse

10 November 2015
Education

Universities need new freedoms. The government is making matters worse

Peter Ainsworth
10 November 2015
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”

Universities need to deliver value for money

3 July 2015
Education

Universities need to deliver value for money

Peter Ainsworth
3 July 2015
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”

Funding higher education through a free-market ‘graduate tax’

11 June 2015
Education

Funding higher education through a free-market ‘graduate tax’

Peter Ainsworth
11 June 2015
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’”

There’s still no money, Liam

26 January 2015
Education

There’s still no money, Liam

Peter Ainsworth
26 January 2015
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”

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