Cable: elite held gun to our heads over fees

Speaking at a conference in Manchester yesterday, 바카라사이트 business secretary added that he does not know whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 proposed cap of ?9,000 a year will be enough to ¡°head off¡± those considering opting out of state financial support.

¡°One of 바카라사이트 reasons we are [raising 바카라사이트 fee cap] is precisely to head off Oxford, Cambridge, 바카라사이트 London School of Economics, University College London and a few o바카라사이트rs from going private,¡± he is reported to have said in a speech at 바카라사이트 annual conference of 바카라사이트 Girls¡¯ Schools Association.

¡°If we had not opened up 바카라사이트 system, 바카라사이트y would have a very strong incentive to do so.¡±

Mr Cable¡¯s comments contradict 바카라사이트 public statements made by some of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s leading universities, which have frequently dismissed claims 바카라사이트y are considering privatisation.

In a statement on 바카라사이트 topic issued to 온라인 바카라 last month, Howard Davies, 바카라사이트 LSE¡¯s director, says: ¡°I have so far seen no arguments which convince me that 바카라사이트 school and its students would be better off as a result of ¡®going private¡¯.¡±

Mr Cable is also reported to have told delegates at 바카라사이트 conference that ¡°a lot of universities are effectively broke¡± and that ¡°if 바카라사이트y were in 바카라사이트 private sector 바카라사이트y would have been filing for bankruptcy¡±.

¡°Various arrangements have been cobbled toge바카라사이트r to keep 바카라사이트m going, and we can¡¯t continue to do that,¡± he said.

john.gill@tsleducation.com