Wednesday, 24 February 2016

Bursary reform is good for students, nurses and the NHS

Bursary reform is good for students, nurses and the NHS Extending student finance reforms will create up to 10,000 more health degree places, says Ben Gummer, under-secretary of state for health

Ordinarily, it is not possible to hear anything in the chamber of the House of Commons, other than the voices of those present. But back in 2010, the sound of the protest in Parliament Squarecould be heard several times during the debate on reform of student finance. The sound and fury made it all the more clear just how important it was that we got the decision right.

Most politicians want to widen opportunity, even if sometimes we disagree on how to do it. The arguments on either side back then were earnestly made. What we can now see, with the benefit of four years’ data, is that those who proposed reform have been proved comprehensively right. Continue reading... The Guardian

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