The committee is not due to report until the end of the year, but this week it published a consultation paper which provides ammunition for those who believe that cuts in government funding do penalise students from poorer families.

ECONOMIST: Universities

Originally thought inconsequential to the proposed buyout of BSkyB the scandal, which resulted in the closure of the more than a century old paper, has given ammunition to those that oppose the takeover and may seems to be forcing the billionaire into a new strategy if he wants to acquire the remaining 60.1% of BSkyB not already owned by News Corp.

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