I find it hard to believe @RachelReevesMP will see unis are the #1 priority for more government money. Would spend all the money from cutting winter fuel payments. Much more important to stop child poverty rising, I would have thought. But we will see - to govern is to choose. @HEPI_news
In which Peter Mandelson and I propose ways to sort out university funding... www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Labour peer says costs should rise in line with inflation but that universities would still have ‘tough choices’
That is correct. Green belts in many parts of the country have very few economic downsides
Migration for work - including both higher-paid (except bankers) and lower-paid jobs - is broadly popular across the political spectrum. Heather Rolfe writes about @britishfuture.bsky.socialukandeu.ac.uk/as-numbers-f...
The evidence that Brexit has made us poorer, and continues to make us poorer, mounts up: www.ft.com/content/21b2...
UK trade deal with EU has led to ‘profound and ongoing’ impact on goods flow