Our Vice-Chancellor

A good friend of mine from the United States, observing the British higher education scene, noted that, whereas the United States had taken 30 years to make its system more market-oriented, it was taking England only two.

The result, I think, is a kind of general culture shock.

Around the world, immigration has become a prime political concern. I hardly need to point to the number of countries where immigration has become a major electoral issue, whether in the United States, Europe, or Australia.

And, of course, immigration policy can cut across university policy, often in destructive ways. The U.K. has become a depressing example of precisely that point.