Posts Tagged ‘ Labour ’

Labour are losers when it comes to university funding

May 31, 2009
By Alice-May Purkiss
Labour are losers when it comes to university funding

When a university student leaves education, most will have thousands of pounds worth of debt. Tuition fee loans and maintenance loans all add up to a pretty hefty sum of money. We will all, or the majority of us at least, be sent out into the world with a massive debt on our shoulders...
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Why Rich Kids Are More Likely To Get Into University

April 23, 2009
By Duncan Robinson

The Institue of Fiscal Studies is set to give a report next week on the causes of inequality in higher education and how to increase accessibility. I haven't seen the complete report but I did, however, find a Powerpoint presentation given by an Institute of Fiscal Studies researcher back in December 2008 that revealed a...
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Entrapment: How Labour is ruining Britain’s universities

January 26, 2009
By Duncan Robinson

Entrapment is a horrible thing. Whether it’s US snipers using ‘bait’ to give themselves an excuse to shoot Iraqis, or just a really bad movie, it should be avoided in all forms. But, according to The Times, this is exactly what the government is doing to the UK’s universities: “Universities will now have their...
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