It is about time that we ask: does it make sense to have a state-funded student support system, like the one we have in England, that feeds rich universities and student landlords, rather than assisting students and their families? The issue of how inequalities are reproduced through higher education is the key debate of the years to come. He claims that the German funding model of free higher education is unsustainable. Apparently, Dorling is ideological for wanting higher education without fees; “Oh yes we all do”, and we can afford it. Emeritus Professor Sally TomlinsonGoldsmiths, University of London• In refuting Danny Dorling’s excellent article on the increasingly discredited and unsustainable student fees regime, Nick Hillman claims Dorling’s criticisms are “ideological”.

Source: The Guardian December 26, 2017 18:11 UTC