It is a rare politician who takes on a complex problem that offers little electoral dividend just ahead of an election they expect to lose. This reality is troubling Labour strategists who fear that Conservatives are parking a number of issues in the file marked “another party’s problem”. One such toxic parcel is the brewing financial crisis in UK higher education.What makes this particularly sad is that the great universities are one of the UK’s success stories. World rankings show Britain boasts more top rated institutions than the rest of the EU put together. Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial rank in the top 10. Four more are in the top 50. The UK has long been a leading destination for international students and academics.
在一場預計會輸?shù)舻倪x舉之前，很少有政治人士會著手解決一個沒有什么選舉紅利的復雜問題。這一現(xiàn)實讓工黨的戰(zhàn)略家們感到不安，他們擔心保守黨正在把許多問題放在標為“另一個政黨的問題”的文件中。其中一個有毒包裹就是英國高等教育正在醞釀的財務危機。