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Agreed

Superb letter by Laura Trott MP calling for: a) Investigation into the University of Bedfordshire b) Fundamental reforms to the student visa regime - cracking down on the visa mills that grant access to 'students' who can't speak English.

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'The UK's world-leading universities sector'

"Many of us were wary in university meetings about what we said and to whom. Somehow, we allowed the views of activists on a variety of topics to get a grip across the university, and that was probably in part because of their vehemence". telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/2…

The Triple Lock is unsustainable & a significant proportion of pensioners are wealthy. Most European countries make patients pay for at least part of their healthcare while also protecting the vulnerable. The wealthy & firms already pay a lot in tax.

Impossible to now read the opening sentence of a Discworld 'About the Author' without a twinge of sadness.

There are around 250 university courses where fewer than half of those who enroll complete and go on to a graduate job. We should defund them all - now. Protect students from being mis-sold a dream and getting £50k of debt instead. Protect taxpayers from picking up the tab.

Never forget, the judiciary's Equal Treatment Handbook (2024) approvingly quotes this: “In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently.” judiciary.uk/wp-content/upl…

Edward Gibbon Iain Mansfield There’s an awful lot of “business and management” which in practice is probably an awful lot of waffle with very little meat

And for more on why England fell out of love with its universities, read here: edrith.co.uk/p/how-did-engl…

Parenting Survey: The results are in! What are people's hopes and fears for their children? What do they think of baby-led weaning? How old should they be given a smart-phone - or pocket money? edrith.co.uk/p/parenting-su…

Very interesting. Especially on the point of 1 parent staying home in the early years. Parents want this but it's not achievable for most, mainly due to housing costs. Politicians choose to subsidise childcare (at great expense) rather than making housing more affordable.

One of the strongest arguments for Badenoch is her readiness to call out certain issues which much of Westminster would prefer to ignore: