In all the debate about this leading up to the grotesque scenes in London yesterday I have seen no reference to, what seems to me to be the root of the problem, namely the huge expansion of universities in recent years. Prior to the 1992 Act there were 46 universities and now there are 115.
Has the explosion in graduates resulted in an increase in the quality of the UK’s gross output? Not perceivably, I would suggest. Just think by how much the funding crisis would be reduced, if not eliminated, if the numbers of students were halved.
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November 11, 2010 at 2:49 pm