Almost half of the UK’s fastest-growing startups have at least one foreign-born founder – many of whom came to the UK to study, then stayed to work.
If it is seen as creating a back-door for low-skilled immigration it risks eroding the very public trust which has given the Government political space to liberalise the rules.
You can’t ignore the existence of couples and families that you’ve actively supported in legislation.
Universities have generally had an excellent decade, but the rest of the system has not. It’s time to correct the imbalance.
The Government should not be heaping what amount to extra taxes on those just getting by. For progressive change, ministers must look elsewhere.
There are real problems with the Government’s general approach to international students. But morally and economically, this decision is the right one.
Shifting the focus to FE is not only the right thing to do, but would send a powerful message.
It would bring with it many compensations, including regulatory freedom, tariff income and £39 billion of cold, hard cash.
Durham Students Union is looking into ways of shutting down a new pro-life group on campus. This group is entirely unaffiliated with the students union.
The costs could be offset by encouraging a tenth of students away from low-value university and towards higher-value technical education.
Others would say that the appointment of a profoundly business-friendly Home Secretary was bound to lead to a weakening of immigration policy.
Charging the same amount for different courses does not make sense. Fees should be slashed, but with the threshold for repayments lowered.
This establishment panel will not challenge inefficiency. Parents and business are not represented. Colleges need an incentive to provide a better deal.
Other discount cards offer better deals. A more relevant role would be to provide some effective campaigning and to champion student rights.
Since 2010 the Tories have helped to drive forward transformational change – but Labour’s half-baked plan to abolish tuition fees could put it all at risk.