Emeritus Prof Christopher MaySep 27, 2023

As students' costs to attend #university continue to spiral, one might conclude that this was all part of a plan to make #highereducation unaffordable for the children from poorer families...

Not so much 'widening participation' as 'narrowing participation'.

Its almost like the Govt. was suspicious of an educated electorate?

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/sep/27/uk-university-students-facing-unprecedented-rent-rises

UK university students facing ‘unprecedented rent rises’

Maintenance loan has failed to keep pace with rising rents, which have jumped by more than 8% since last year

The Guardian
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@ChrisMayLA6 It just feels like part of the Conservative attitude of lords in the castles, serfs in the fields, but we now live in an age of technology, and without a large pool of highly educated people we're never going to be able to compete with countries that do value education for all.
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Ah yes, but as you sort of hint; the #Tories would it seems prefer to revive #fuedalism

Sep 27, 2023 at 7:56amWeb