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Letter: It's all Thatcher's fault

Published on
February 9, 2001
Last updated
May 22, 2015

I agree that we will have to establish whether HE institutes furnish qualifications or teach students to think ("Why I..., THES, January 26). I blame Thatcherite culture for this.

In 1995 at King Alfred's students were asking me: "What do I have to do to pass this course?" Nobody asked "what will I learn from doing this course?" You pay your money, you expect your qualification.

Gordon McDougall
Principal
Guildford School of Acting

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