12 October 2017 Mrs May’s Speech A look at the substance. By John Watson “I am no orator, as Brutus is.” So spake Shakespeare’s Mark Anthony, before proving, of course, that he was a very good orator indeed. Mrs May could use the same words with more justification. She is no natural on the podium and… Continue reading Issue 124: 2017 10 12: Mrs May’s Speech (John Watson)
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Issue 117: 2017 08 10: Universities In The News (Lynda Goetz)
10 August 2017 Universities In The News Economics and education. By Lynda Goetz Universities seem to have been in the news a good deal in the last week. However, none of the news seems exactly positive. First there were Baroness Deech’s comments urging vice-chancellors to stand up to student demands if free speech is to… Continue reading Issue 117: 2017 08 10: Universities In The News (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 108: 2017 06 08: Following the oracle (John Watson)
08 June 2017 Following The Oracle Has Mrs May misjudged her position? By John Watson Data is all very well but for it to be useful you have to know what it means. A failure to interpret forecasts correctly ruined Croesus in 347 BC. Now it threatens Mrs May. Of course the two cases are… Continue reading Issue 108: 2017 06 08: Following the oracle (John Watson)
Issue 104: 2017 05 11: Pledges and Promises (John Watson)
11 May 2017 Pledges And Promises The fun will shortly begin. By John Watson “Sweet lovers” may love the spring, but the public’s enthusiasm for general election campaigns is rather more muted. And yet they have something in common. In spring, as the buds burst open, we see the renewal of much with which we… Continue reading Issue 104: 2017 05 11: Pledges and Promises (John Watson)
Issue 92:2017 02 16:Universities Challenged (Frank O’Nomics)
16 February 2017 Universities challenged Degree applications have hit a tipping point by Frank O’Nomics It could have been my dream job. Greene King is hiring young people to create new ales to help it appeal to a more youthful demographic. Training will take 18 months during which they will learn about brewing, design, marketing… Continue reading Issue 92:2017 02 16:Universities Challenged (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 64: 2016 07 28: University Education (John Watson)
28 July 2016 University Education The need for reform. By John Watson It was inevitable, I suppose, that universities would eventually lift charges to their students to take account of inflation. It was also inevitable that their ability to do so would be linked to the quality of the teaching. After all, if the student… Continue reading Issue 64: 2016 07 28: University Education (John Watson)
Issue 64: 2016 07 28: Week in Brief: UK
28 July 2016 Week in Brief: UK Government BREXIT: At a meeting with Mrs May, President Hollande indicated that France will keep to the Le Touquet agreement under which British border police operate in Calais. While stressing that ties between the two nations would remain strong, he also said that Britain would have to… Continue reading Issue 64: 2016 07 28: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 50:2016 04 21: Is a university education worth the money (Frank O’Nomics)
21 April 2016 Is a university education worth the money? by Frank O’Nomics The whole debate about the costs of a university education has been brought back into focus this week, following the release of a study by the Institute of Fiscal Studies, which compares the earning of graduates against non-graduates 10 years into… Continue reading Issue 50:2016 04 21: Is a university education worth the money (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 2: 2015 05 14: Aftermath
14 May 2015 Aftermath by John Watson One of the sadder sights of Thursday night was that of the constitutional pundits leaving the offices of the various broadcasters and newspapers. The cold light of dawn, which revealed that the Conservatives would achieve an absolute majority, meant the end of what had looked like a nice… Continue reading Issue 2: 2015 05 14: Aftermath
