UK University Funding Crisis Deepens

UUK/NUS joint statement, £100m cut to Strategic Priorities Grant. Treasury Committee report declares student loan system 'broken and unfair', calls for 50:50 cost split. Chris Husbands updates 'Four Futures' model, arguing system unsustainable even with fee increases, calling for differentiated sector and government vision. New insider account of Exeter University mismanagement reveals staff cuts, executive pay rises, and 'vampiric' consultants, highlighting systemic governance failures.