Clegg still trying to redefine ‘progressive’
Nick Clegg is still trying to claim the tuition fees u-turn is a “progressive” move, even as fees look set to triple next year, writes UCU gen sec Sally Hunt.
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Who’s not being straight now?
David Cameron suffered a torrid time at Prime Minister’s Questions alongside the embattled Nick Clegg and Vince Cable over tuition fees today.
Student protest in the age of contempt
A huge shift is taking place in universities across the country. This is not just a change to departmental budgets and a culling of staff. Something far more profound and deep-rooted is happening within the students themselves.
Miliband attacks “shoddy” fees scheme
Ed miliband responded to David Cameron on tuition fees today, attacking the “shoddy scheme” the government is proposing. Yesterday, the prime minister, in a column in the Standard, defended the trebling of fees, and said that “before protesting, students need to get the facts straight”. Today, the Leader of the Opposition said “universities and students deserve better” than what the government is offering.
The student movement 2010: The rise of the dissent entrepreneur
Aaron Peters is currently at a student occupation at University College London where he will be staying for as long as is permitted; even within the confines of this one microcosm of the movement the possibilities for this nascent student movement within the context of Net 2.0 are being rendered increasingly tangible.
In defence of the liberal arts – why the government must think again
Last week thousands of students and academics marched on parliament to protest against sweeping changes to higher education funding. The coalition government has announced an astonishing 80 per cent cut in public funding for higher education. As a result, fees will treble to £9,000 per year. Students will foot the bill as government withdraws.
Don’t turn your back on universities, Vince – invest in them to tackle the deficit
Universities need to be invested in; rewards include tackling the national debt in the short term while ensuring we have a highly skilled, high growth economy.
Why Lord Browne has got his numbers wrong
Lord Browne should check his numbers before giving advice to make universities so expensive that it will put off talented people from poor backgrounds.
We can afford to fund our universities, the fact is we choose not to
The UK is a wealthy country that is innovative and punches above its weight in so many ways; we can afford a socially fair society, we are choosing not to.
SNP education secretary rejects Browne’s findings for Scotland
If the publication of Lord Browne’s review has proved controversial in England, in Scotland the mood music from the SNP Government has been positively frosty.