Freezing thresholds is a tax rise nobody announced
The Guardian’s editorial argues that by freezing student loan repayment thresholds, the government is loading the cost of public services onto young graduates while maintaining that it has not raised taxes. Whatever you make of the politics, the mechanism is worth understanding: it raises what graduates pay without a vote, a headline, or a change in the published terms.
What problem is a statutory duty of care meant to solve?
Following another parliamentary debate on a statutory duty of care, a head of law asks what the proposals would actually change — universities already owe duties in negligence, and the gap is in what they must do before harm rather than after. It is the clearest examination yet of a debate that has run through this year without resolving. Student mental health covers what support exists now.
What to watch for in the Sussex judgment
Wonkhe sets out eight things to look for when the High Court rules on the University of Sussex’s challenge to the Office for Students. The case turns on how far the regulator can reach into what a university does about free speech and harassment, and the answer will shape the policies students are governed by at every institution.