Tom Forth: English universities can raise funds from students with limited loan risk

Tom Forth: English universities can raise funds from students with limited loan risk
English universities face low loan risk

Tom Forth questions the structure of university funding in England. He observes that universities are allowed to raise significant amounts of money from domestic students while facing little exposure to the risk of loans that are increasingly unlikely to be repaid.

Forth suggests that universities bear some responsibility for the issue, though not entirely.

Forth has previously examined the importance of regional economic strategies, arguing that Manchester's success was linked to its industrial base. He has also questioned claims about national infrastructure boosting the broader economy, raising doubts over Heathrow's impact beyond local procurement. These prior analyses reflect his ongoing interest in how funding and investment affect economic outcomes.

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