IAN NASH says Coalition policy is destroying community learning
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for members of the University and College Union
Funding
First they came for the libraries . . .
Freedom to choose?
STEPHEN COURT provides an analysis of course closures
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THE BIG INTERVIEW: Sir Alan Langlands
Is there a future for HEFCE? Interview with funding chief SIR ALAN LANGLANDS
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In defence of public libraries
IAN SEARLE argues the mass closure of public libraries in some areas of Britain will damage most sorts of learning – but the worst hit will be the sort of learning that people do because they want to do it, not because they need it for their career.
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The assault on universities: a manifesto for resistance
DES FREEDMAN explains why group of individuals have produced a manifesto for higher education, with demands placed both on government and universities themselves
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The politics of pensions
STEVE CUSHION examines the current moral panic around pensions and argues that unions must defend this ‘deferred pay.’
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In defence of our noble humanities
The humanities are a satnav system for exploring civilisations across time and space says ANDY MARTIN
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The selfish giant generation?
MICHAEL WHITE who was born in 1945 ‘near the front of what turned out to be a big queue’ for access to education wonders how we got here.
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Fees are the answer. Now, what was the question?
JOHN RENTOUL, Chief Political Correspondent for the Independent on Sunday, argues that, despite what the UCU might think, tuition fees are here to stay.
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Everyone benefits from education. So why make students pay?
Self-confessed ‘militant chartered accountant’ RICHARD MURPHY argues that it is big business who should pay university and college fees, not students.
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Coalition cuts take us back to the future
Professor Keith Ewing argues that UCU members can learn lessons from the cuts inflicted on education in the ‘eighties.
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Subprime education? Lessons from the USA
The evidence from the USA shows creating a wild west style open market in education will be a disaster for students and staff says VICKY WILKS
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Don’t believe T.I.N.A
There is an alternative to cuts and higher fees says ROB COPELAND
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EMA abolition: triumph of dogma over evidence?
Was the Education Maintenance really a ‘deadweight’ as ministers suggested? JOHN OFFORD looks at the evidence.
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