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(It’s) Hard Labour?
Labour’s 2015 position on higher education policy – of all the three main political parties – is still probably the hardest to predict. But this is not necessarily because of the affordability of a £6k or even a £5k fee (the IPPR costed it at nearly £2billion up front...
Whither (or wither) the Lib Dems?
The Liberal Democrats kick off the party conference season in Glasgow next week. Will they develop a firm (and different?) position on higher education as the 2015 General Election approaches? Even after a policy review headed up by Baroness Brinton and a business...
The Spending Review and Access to Higher Education: The data so far…
The Spending Review prompts as many questions as it provides answers for the future of WP spending and activity.
Spending review – are there any acceptable cuts?
We are only a week away from George Osborne's mini spending review where he is expected to announce cuts in spending of around £13.5 billion for the year 2015-16. If we are lucky we may also get an indication of headline budgets in the years that follow although that...
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Do not underestimate Key Information Sets
Dr Claire Taylor gives an insight into the thought processes and priorities of one 17 year old currently researching courses for 2014 entry. At the time of writing, 2013 is old news. That is, old news for higher education student recruitment professionals up...
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IPPR (and Labour’s) Critical Path to 2015
Why is there such a fuss about today's IPPR Report? Largely for two reasons - firstly some interesting HE figures have been involved from Nigel Thrift and Janet Beer to Steve Smith and John Sexton. Second is its - and the IPPR's - proximity to the Labour Party, where...
Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Politics, Philosophy and Economics - Or what does sector ownership mean and does it matter? What is the value of 'sector ownership' - the philosophy that within the higher education sector (with the knowledge and support of peers and peer institutions) is the best...
Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Politics, Philosophy and Economics - Or what does sector ownership mean and does it matter? What is the value of 'sector ownership' - the philosophy that within the higher education sector (with the knowledge and support of peers and peer institutions) is the best...
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Austerity, the Spending Review and a crisis in human capital
We thought the last Spending Review in 2010 was bad enough.  But this one – covering 2015-16 and then 2016-2018 is beginning to look a whole lot worse. For the full blog by Andy Westwood, please click here
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Austerity, the Spending Review and a crisis in human capital
We thought the last Spending Review in 2010 was bad enough.  But this one – covering 2015-16 and then 2016-2018 is beginning to look a whole lot worse. For the full blog by Andy Westwood, please click here