As the government wonders where on earth to go on university funding – should it cut tuition fees, or replace the system entirely? Members of the elite Russell Group are lobbying behind the scenes for modern universities to bear the brunt of any cuts. The prime minister, Theresa May, promised a major review of university fees in her speech to the Conservative party conference. “I’ve been hearing arguments for differential fees, but universities should be careful what they wish for. Labour’s offer looks very generous to students, but how you could abolish fees without slashing university funding, I don’t know.

Source: The Guardian October 17, 2017 06:00 UTC