Alex Buckley

Assistant Prof of L&T Enhancement, Heriot Watt University

[Mark Leach @markmleach]

NEW on Wonkhe: A fees increase is “unpalatable” https://t.co/qCuf5oN4cR

[Paul Ashwin @paulashwin]

A piece on how the @officestudents independent review misunderstands the capacity and expertise of the OfS to define and assess quality https://t.co/SwhbUZNJW1

[Sunder Katwala @sundersays]

Elon Musk's decision to *personally* amplify disinformation about the rioting in England by amplifying a bad faith agitator making the obvs false claim the PM called "everyone upset at the murders" thugs should be a key exhibit in Ofcom & parliamentary hearings on misinformation

[Stephen Bush @stephenkb]

The big political victory that Reeves had yesterday is that it reiterated what we already knew - that the £20bn in cuts to national insurance were reckless and counterproductive. The big policy risk is that she is going to keep them: https://t.co/fuXSDkNt9n

[CamilleKandikoHowson @cbkandiko]

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[Stephen Bush @stephenkb]

Looks like it is time to tweet one of the greatest pieces in the history of the FT again: https://t.co/M6jMMz9uoq

[Paul Johnson @PJTheEconomist]

1 Last govt left public finances in bad state; 2 it does appear that funding for eg asylum was not provided

but 3 c. half of spending "hole" is public pay over which govt made a choice and where pressures were known; and 4 overall challenge for spending was known and remains

[Mike Brewer @MikeBrewerEcon]

A reminder that current OBR forecasts for tax revenues assume the new Govt implements £23bn of tax rises announced by ex-Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, but not yet implemented. Any additional need for tax revenues revealed in today's statement would comes on top of these.

[Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti]

This is dancing on a pinhead. I mean, you can debate the value of the projects that are reportedly going to get axed today, but this nano-nuancing reminds me of Tories who claimed the end of the £20 Universal Credit uplift wasn't a "cut" because it was meant to be time-limited

[Paul Ashwin @paulashwin]

The @DavidBehan15 review of the @officestudents is incredibly disappointing on quality. Suggesting @officestudents define & assess quality for the sector, despite it totally lacking in the expertise or experience to do it. Baffling and deeply concerning https://t.co/k50N7Cv84R

[Faisal Islam @faisalislam]

NAO confirms that HS2 without phase 2 will result in trains with less space between Manchester and Birmingham than current west Coast services, and might require demand management to dissuade passengers… https://t.co/kWasFbpLeI

[Samuel West 💙💛 @exitthelemming]

Welcome to the U.K., where rail fares are deliberately designed to stop people wanting to travel by train https://t.co/nh6csV4o0c

[Alex Usher @AlexUsherHESA]

I feel sure that everyone who bangs on about the positive effects of UBIs will give this research the attention it deserves and update their priors accordingly.

[Paul Greatrix @registrarism]

Cut more regulation, save more money

The regulatory burden on universities has continued to grow. In the absence of new government funding a reduction in the financial impact of regulation is one of the few positive opportunities available.
https://t.co/qYa36TNAnF

[Ed Finch @MrEFinch]

Very, very saddened to hear of the death of Toumani Diabate. Toumani was the most extraordinary musician and the leading ambassador for the Kora, the West African harp. His albums with Ali Farka Toure are works of great beauty.
https://t.co/fusWBOxtML

[Barney Ronay @barneyronay]

Weird looking back that Euro 96 is one of the epic canonical occasions in England history and it was a losing semi at home. That's how bad England were pre-Southgate, how bad ie the Shearer, Lineker, Ferdinand playing eras were. And now a final is "where did it all go wrong"

[James @JamesFl]

Nah be fair. It’s perfectly normal to forge a sense of worth and achievement out of watching someone else’s team lose. For example, I recently had exactly the same ungracious reaction when the SNP lost 80% of their Westminster seats in one night.