David Willetts

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. Photograph: Getty Images.
A fall in university applicants is a failure for the coalition
By George Eaton - 09 August 9:04

Ministers have always wanted more people to go to university. But 38,000 fewer are.

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Shouting down David Willetts
By Nelson Jones - 23 November 13:03

Last night a lecture at Cambridge by the minister for higher education was cancelled following a stu

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Foreign students fear "Britain is closed for business"
By George Eaton - 01 August 16:35

The immigration cap is deterring foreign students from applying, says Universites UK head Steve Smit

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Willetts put his faith in competition
By George Eaton - 28 June 10:55

The coalition remains determined to marketise higher education.

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The problem with tuition fees isn’t presentational
By George Eaton - 01 June 10:39

Education ministers need to consider the opportunity cost of student debt.

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Willetts backs down on places for rich students
By George Eaton - 10 May 17:10

Universities minister say that students will not be able to “buy their way in to university”.

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The coalition can’t favour the richest students over the rest
By George Eaton - 10 May 10:26

Why not lift the cap on student places altogether?

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Willetts has reminded us that social mobility is a scam
By Laurie Penny - 07 April 16:56

The entire premise of social mobility rests on the blithe acceptance of social inequality.

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Why Willetts is wrong on feminism and social mobility
By George Eaton - 01 April 15:42

The countries with the highest levels of social mobility are those with the highest levels of gender

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