I just wanted to note I find it incredibly problematic that the political right offers a dystopian version of 'number controls' as a policy solution aimed to shrink the sector. We urgently need more planning in UK HE, and the folks at Policy Exchange are, in my view, poisoning this well.
Dr Dave Hitchcock
'It goes on to advocate for a “smaller system with higher academic standards”. Specifically, Policy Exchange recommends that student number controls are reintroduced and that places should be reduced by six per cent year-on-year for five years, leading to a 30 per cent total reduction.' 3/3
