“… Surely the Minister for Education and her colleagues can decide on these matters – that is what running the country is all about. But no, it appears not. Some universities may not be happy, we are told, and those which are will only cooperate on the basis that all the others row in. What a farce. These universities are largely funded by the public purse. If the government wants to change policy, then it has a lever to do it with – the money it pays to the colleges …” (more)
[Sunday Business Post, 23 August]