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Trying to read the draft Scottish budget for 2017-18 … with difficulty on January 3, 2017

Small untruths matter too on November 15, 2016

How good is SIMD as a basis for setting HE access targets? on September 7, 2016

Cometh the hour … cometh the ideas? on May 21, 2016

The Holyrood class of 2016: some evidence that not all HE is equal on May 7, 2016

The new Education Minister for Scotland: a job description on May 7, 2016

Statistics coming up over next two months on May 6, 2016

What the 2016 manifestos say about student funding in Scotland on May 4, 2016

Baby Boxes: a post-script on April 18, 2016

Baby boxes – a proposal which brings out best and worst of Scottish politics on April 17, 2016

A framework for reading the manifestos on student funding on April 16, 2016

A shameful political achievement: Scotland’s poorest now more concerned about free tuition than funding for the schools they use on April 8, 2016

Scottish Conservative plans for a graduate contribution: maths and myths on April 5, 2016

Tuition fees and universalism on March 20, 2016

How many people should go to university? on March 18, 2016

Access thresholds: a policy that can’t be separated from total places on March 15, 2016

Commission on Widening Access: things to look for on March 14, 2016

Drop out for financial reasons: a revealing use of FoI by The Courier on March 8, 2016

Scottish Rate of Income Tax: maths vs rhetoric and looking ahead to the 2017 local elections on February 9, 2016

Childcare: an issue for primary age children too on February 5, 2016