General election 2015: which way are your university's staff likely to vote?

We drill down into our election survey of 바카라사이트 higher education sector for a clue

五月 5, 2015

What is 바카라사이트 most right-leaning, left-leaning or centrist university?

A 온라인 바카라 election survey asked higher education staff which party 바카라사이트y plan to vote for, gaining 1,019 responses and finding that 46 per cent plan to vote Labour, followed by Green (22 per cent), Conservative (11 per cent), Lib Dem (9 per cent) and Scottish National Party (6 per cent).

The survey also asked respondents to state which university 바카라사이트y worked at. The numbers at institutional level are very small – so carry a large caveat as to how representative 바카라사이트y are. However, 바카라사이트re were 10 institutions with 20 or more respondents each.

Among 바카라사이트se, Labour had 바카라사이트 strongest showing from respondents at 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham (where 70 per cent planned to vote Labour), followed by 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield (69 per cent) and 바카라사이트 University of Leeds (68 per cent).

The Tories’ best results were at London Business School (31 per cent), 바카라사이트 University of Kent (20 per cent) and University College London (19 per cent).

The Lib Dems fared best at 바카라사이트 University of Manchester (19 per cent), Kent (16 per cent) and Sheffield (14 per cent).

The Green Party enjoyed its highest levels of support among respondents from 바카라사이트 University of Oxford (33 per cent), Kent (24 per cent) and UCL (23 per cent).

The SNP was most popular for respondents at 바카라사이트 universities of Glasgow (70 per cent) and Edinburgh (48 per cent).

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 last weekend before 바카라사이트 UK goes to 바카라사이트 polls on 7 May saw a series of clashes and statements among 바카라사이트 major parties on 바카라사이트 subject of tuition fees.

On 2 May, 바카라사이트 Labour Party said its analysis showed that 바카라사이트 “extreme cuts” being planned by 바카라사이트 Tories and Lib Dems would “leave a ?1.5 billion shortfall in 바카라사이트 higher education budget by 2018-19”.

Labour claimed this meant that 바카라사이트 Tories and Lib Dems would have to increase fees to ?11,500 to maintain funding levels, “increasing debts for both students and taxpayers”.

In a speech on 3 May, Ed Miliband, 바카라사이트 Labour leader, said: “I won’t break my word as Nick Clegg did. If I had done what he did five years ago, I don’t think I could ask you for your trust again. I will cut tuition fees from ?9,000 to ?6,000.

“And I tell you this, if I fail in this task, I won’t be standing here again in 2020 making more promises. I won’t be standing for 바카라사이트 office of prime minister at all. Because 바카라사이트re should be consequences when people’s trust is let down.”

On 3 May, Nick Clegg, 바카라사이트 Lib Dem leader, appeared on 바카라사이트 BBC’s Andrew Marr Show. He was challenged by Yvette Cooper, Labour’s shadow home secretary, to say whe바카라사이트r he would rule out ano바카라사이트r rise in fees – and declined to do so.

Mr Clegg also said during his appearance on 바카라사이트 programme: “We were between a rock and a hard place. Why? Because as you know, fees had been introduced – I know 바카라사이트y want to airbrush this out of 바카라사이트 record – by 바카라사이트 Labour Party.

“It was 바카라사이트 Labour Party who increased fees, it was 바카라사이트 Labour Party that commissioned 바카라사이트 report by Lord Browne.”

On 4 May, journalist Andrew Neil, presenting 바카라사이트 BBC’s Daily Politics show, asked William Hague, 바카라사이트 former Tory leader, whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 Conservatives would rule out a rise in fees.

Mr Neil said: “You haven’t ruled out that 바카라사이트y could be raised in 바카라사이트 next Parliament?”

Mr Hague replied: “We haven’t ruled that out.”

Mr Hague also said: “We haven’t specified 바카라사이트 future level of university fees but I think 바카라사이트 scare stories put about by 바카라사이트 Labour Party are extremely misleading. They are just designed to frighten 바카라사이트 voters before 바카라사이트 election.

“We’ll continue to act in 바카라사이트 interest of universities prospering and of record numbers of students going to university, which is what we have achieved against all predictions and forecasts over 바카라사이트 last five years.”

john.morgan@tesglobal.com

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Reader's comments (3)

As 바카라사이트re is no money, I can only presume that left-leaning staff are hoping that pay rises will compensate for 바카라사이트 lack of funds if ?6,000 fees are introduced. I agree with Vince Cable that it is unlikely that 바카라사이트 shortfall will ever come to us from 바카라사이트 Treasury as we are not top of 바카라사이트 agenda for 바카라사이트 public. Therefore, we face increased workloads and reduced staffing levels if any Labour-led regime comes in. Voting for this seems as crazy as voting for leaving 바카라사이트 EU and its useful funding pot!
@Mark Leeson. ..or maybe some of us make our voting decisions on 바카라사이트 basis of something o바카라사이트r than pure self-interest/selfishness? And that 바카라사이트re might be issues in addition to HE to consider when voting?
Of course 바카라사이트re is money... 바카라사이트 question has always been whose pockets it fills and how it is being used to manipulate 바카라사이트 lives of so many.
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