Andrew McGettigan
@amcgettigan.bsky.social
Author The Great University Gamble.
University funding & financing.
But also chess, shogi and tai chi.
andrewjmcgettigan AT gmail
University funding & financing.
But also chess, shogi and tai chi.
andrewjmcgettigan AT gmail
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If you thought that universities were exaggerating the threat they might run out of money, here’s the scary bit from Lincoln Bishop’s annual report.
February 11, 2026 at 10:54 AM
If you thought that universities were exaggerating the threat they might run out of money, here’s the scary bit from Lincoln Bishop’s annual report.
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NEW on Wonkhe: Was there a freedom of speech breach at Bangor? bit.ly/4aGRCQv
February 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
NEW on Wonkhe: Was there a freedom of speech breach at Bangor? bit.ly/4aGRCQv
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We've had 6 incompetent PMs in a row. It's surely statistically improbable that this is pure bad luck and has nothing to do with our political culture/system or capitalism. But that's what we're being invited to believe.
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
We've had 6 incompetent PMs in a row. It's surely statistically improbable that this is pure bad luck and has nothing to do with our political culture/system or capitalism. But that's what we're being invited to believe.
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"Eluned Morgan rules out loan threshold freeze for Welsh students"
Eluned Morgan rules out loan threshold freeze for Welsh students
First minister says only the Welsh government, not UK ministers, set thresholds for Welsh borrowers.
bbc.in
February 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
"Eluned Morgan rules out loan threshold freeze for Welsh students"
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I’m not sure ‘our national security developed vetting technique can be beaten if a candidate is prepared to lie’ is an especially helpful line to push.
February 4, 2026 at 12:49 PM
I’m not sure ‘our national security developed vetting technique can be beaten if a candidate is prepared to lie’ is an especially helpful line to push.
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New article! On the Epstein files, the cruelty of the release, and the crimes that came before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/jackhammer...
Jackhammering Into the Sewer
A look through the Epstein files.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:38 AM
New article! On the Epstein files, the cruelty of the release, and the crimes that came before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/jackhammer...
we broke the redaction on this government-commissioned Rothschild report in 2013.
www.theguardian.com/money/2013/j...
www.theguardian.com/money/2013/j...
Raise interest rates on old student loans, secret report proposes
Proposal is found in Whitehall-commissioned study examining how coalition could privatise entire stock of student loans
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:39 AM
we broke the redaction on this government-commissioned Rothschild report in 2013.
www.theguardian.com/money/2013/j...
www.theguardian.com/money/2013/j...
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This article has some good info but ignores Ghislaine Maxwell, who is as key as Epstein. She was the daughter of Robert Maxwell, an Israeli spy and Russian mafia operative. Maxwell got key mafiosos out of the USSR by providing them Israeli passports. This allowed them to build a global network (1)
I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
February 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
This article has some good info but ignores Ghislaine Maxwell, who is as key as Epstein. She was the daughter of Robert Maxwell, an Israeli spy and Russian mafia operative. Maxwell got key mafiosos out of the USSR by providing them Israeli passports. This allowed them to build a global network (1)
This is pages 49-50 of The Great University Gamble - written in 2012, published 2013.
February 3, 2026 at 12:52 PM
This is pages 49-50 of The Great University Gamble - written in 2012, published 2013.
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I used to play sport at a high level when I was in my teens. Had professional coaching on running - had decent form. I analyse every single jogger I see on the streets criticising their poor technique. I am overweight, lazy and haven't run at all in 25 years.
February 3, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I used to play sport at a high level when I was in my teens. Had professional coaching on running - had decent form. I analyse every single jogger I see on the streets criticising their poor technique. I am overweight, lazy and haven't run at all in 25 years.
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Hell of a set of top BBC politics stories for the government
February 3, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Hell of a set of top BBC politics stories for the government
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Well i am sure they will all learn some lessons from this
Sophy Ridge: "This is something I've been wrestling with... it is how Mandelson has been treated.. by the media.. he's friends with a lot of people in the media.. people who might look this & feel, we've all got a bit too close to him.. do they have a point?"
Sam Coates: "Yes"
Sam Coates: "Yes"
February 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Well i am sure they will all learn some lessons from this
Mandelson commissioned the Browne review which led to the current mess in English HE ...
February 2, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Mandelson commissioned the Browne review which led to the current mess in English HE ...
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Young professionals are bitterly angry about the student loans system, protesting that agreements they were encouraged to sign up to as 18-year-old school pupils are blighting their financial futures.
Do they have a point? ft.trib.al/vzP0xgI
Do they have a point? ft.trib.al/vzP0xgI
Will student loans be the next mis-selling scandal?
Graduates are in uproar about Budget changes to loan repayment terms, and they have a point
ft.trib.al
January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Young professionals are bitterly angry about the student loans system, protesting that agreements they were encouraged to sign up to as 18-year-old school pupils are blighting their financial futures.
Do they have a point? ft.trib.al/vzP0xgI
Do they have a point? ft.trib.al/vzP0xgI
A reminder: basic finance tips for activists.
andrewmcgettigan.org/2022/05/01/s...
#2 is always pertinent: don't misread "unrestricted reserves" as c a s h reserves.
Cash is in there, but so are book valuations of other assets.
andrewmcgettigan.org/2022/05/01/s...
#2 is always pertinent: don't misread "unrestricted reserves" as c a s h reserves.
Cash is in there, but so are book valuations of other assets.
Critical Education
Public Interest Higher Education Journalism with a focus on finance
andrewmcgettigan.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:44 PM
A reminder: basic finance tips for activists.
andrewmcgettigan.org/2022/05/01/s...
#2 is always pertinent: don't misread "unrestricted reserves" as c a s h reserves.
Cash is in there, but so are book valuations of other assets.
andrewmcgettigan.org/2022/05/01/s...
#2 is always pertinent: don't misread "unrestricted reserves" as c a s h reserves.
Cash is in there, but so are book valuations of other assets.
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NEW on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson gets across a candid Welsh Government document that identifies problems that others are less willing to confront – from market redistribution to the graduate brain drain buff.ly/0xdkxht
January 22, 2026 at 10:45 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson gets across a candid Welsh Government document that identifies problems that others are less willing to confront – from market redistribution to the graduate brain drain buff.ly/0xdkxht
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a herd of remorseless wild pirates and inhuman atheistical devils were infernally cheering him on with their curses
January 21, 2026 at 1:47 PM
a herd of remorseless wild pirates and inhuman atheistical devils were infernally cheering him on with their curses
Labour's record so far on HE is pretty terrible. But this is really a nadir
wonkhe.com/blogs/gradua...
wonkhe.com/blogs/gradua...
Graduates are paying more and getting less
Jim Dickinson traces how a student loans system once sold as cost-sharing has become one where graduates fund everything – and where Labour has quietly reversed promises to make things fairer Jim Dick...
wonkhe.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Labour's record so far on HE is pretty terrible. But this is really a nadir
wonkhe.com/blogs/gradua...
wonkhe.com/blogs/gradua...
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This is an example of politicians' professional deformation. They are selected and indoctrinated to be overconfident about the possibilities of top-down control: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/weird-poli...
January 21, 2026 at 8:23 AM
This is an example of politicians' professional deformation. They are selected and indoctrinated to be overconfident about the possibilities of top-down control: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/weird-poli...
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She's just sacked a police chief for believing in the power of AI.
Shabana Mahmood here, and the vibes are not getting better.
January 20, 2026 at 9:31 AM
She's just sacked a police chief for believing in the power of AI.
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In any other context, requiring a high-productivity sector to offshore the production of its highest value-added exports would be seen as the economic illiteracy it so obviously is...
www.ft.com/content/a23c...
www.ft.com/content/a23c...
UK drops target for international student recruitment
Government to encourage education providers to open campuses overseas as it focuses on reducing migration
www.ft.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:01 AM
In any other context, requiring a high-productivity sector to offshore the production of its highest value-added exports would be seen as the economic illiteracy it so obviously is...
www.ft.com/content/a23c...
www.ft.com/content/a23c...
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🇳🇴 Donald Trump a déclaré au Premier ministre norvégien qu'il n'avait plus besoin de penser "uniquement à la paix" après avoir échoué à remporter le prix Nobel de la paix, dans un message publié lundi.
January 19, 2026 at 8:54 AM
🇳🇴 Donald Trump a déclaré au Premier ministre norvégien qu'il n'avait plus besoin de penser "uniquement à la paix" après avoir échoué à remporter le prix Nobel de la paix, dans un message publié lundi.
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This isn’t as mysterious as some seem to find it. It’s not so much about the actual individuals (or the government as such) but how they have come to embody/exemplify a ‘class’ of affectless, rule & procedure bound people we encounter at work (especially) & who are also ruining sport, TV etc.
‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
Allies concede the prime minister and chancellor have made mistakes yet the level of disdain towards them is still striking
giftarticle.ft.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:36 AM
This isn’t as mysterious as some seem to find it. It’s not so much about the actual individuals (or the government as such) but how they have come to embody/exemplify a ‘class’ of affectless, rule & procedure bound people we encounter at work (especially) & who are also ruining sport, TV etc.