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Not sure it’s analogous to other services exports as students are resident with costs of providing public infrastructure as OBR recognises that unis don’t pay. Can debate whether levy too high or low but closer perhaps to hotel tourist tax which is meant to cover public costs associated with stay.

Isn’t it arguable that it was the liberalisations of the Tories under Boris (later partially reversed) that contributed to their destruction.