"Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way" Pink Floyd.

Can’t wait to see it out, Glen!

Unless #government policy towards UK #Universities changes very soon, you will sees numerous already struggling towns and cities become something close to “skilled labour deserts”. In many towns and cities universities are big employers, employing many on medium and lower incomes.

Dear Juliet,

It would help struggling #universities in all #towns and #cities if your government took this situation seriously. Universities are motors of prosperity & advancement. #Labour is presiding over the collapse of a sector worth £bns to the #UK #economy.

... and I've just ordered my copy now!

Thanks Glen, looking forward to reading this ahead of our @leverhulme.ac.uk grant on #NewLabour 's policy legacies next March. Great that you're on our steering committee too - many thanks again.

Looking forward to the 3rd term, then? 😉

You're quite right! The only real, sustainable solution would be for the Govt to pay universities the additional money needed - which is what used to happen before £9k were introduced.

My thoughts here (a year old, but still about right, I think):

stephenfarrall.substack.com/p/my-thought...

I wrote this about a year ago. Aside from some £ figures, it is still largely correct:

stephenfarrall.substack.com/p/my-thought...

Hope all is going well Tim. Great that you are teaching again! 👏

See here also:

www.bigissue.com/behind-the-s...