At Last, Some Conservative MPs ‘Get it’ When it Comes to the Free Speech...
The objections to including a new statutory tort in the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill by the Labour shadow universities minister were comically feeble, says Busqueros in the Daily Sceptic....
View ArticleThe Truth About Generation Snowflake is Even Worse Than We Feared
The worst thing is that young people are not growing out of their snowflake tendencies. Instead, society is being forced to encourage the eccentricities of the young. This doesn't end well. The post...
View ArticleWhy the Government is Right to Scrap Visas For Dependants of Foreign...
According to Basqueros, the Daily Sceptic's pseudonymous higher education columnist, scrapping visas for the dependants of foreign postgraduates is a bloody good idea. The post Why the Government is...
View ArticleWhy Are University Students So Oddly Passive and Disengaged?
Why are university students so vapid and lazy? Yes, the old have been complaining about the young since the beginning of time, but today’s students seem unusually passive and disengaged. The post Why...
View ArticleThe University and College Union’s Misspelt Strikes Leaflet Sums Up...
A strikes leaflet from the University and College Union has a glaring spelling error – and that just sums up everything that's wrong with higher education, says Busqueros. The post The University and...
View ArticleI Have Been in University Staff Sessions Where it Has Been Suggested That All...
Grade inflation is rampant at universities, a consequence of replacing the pursuit of excellence with the pursuit of league table rankings linked to pass rates. The post I Have Been in University Staff...
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