Row over university pay arises because we expect them to be two things in one

Without America’s clear split between elite institutions and public service providers, vice-chancellors are caught between very different sets of expectations.

Philip Booth: It’s too soon to write off Britain’s newly competitive university system

Right-wing critics of the higher education sector have not given recent reforms a chance to take effect.

Alex Morton: Identity politics is wrong – and bad for Tories, too. So if May is staking a revival on it, her difficulties will deepen.

The idea that all groups should have the same outcomes is just an update of the old socialist idea of equality of outcome – ignoring the choices that individuals make.

Anthony Seldon: It’s high time universities put their students first

More widespread availability of two-year degree courses would be a good start.