English universities lobby for bailout after A-levels fiasco

Andy Westwood's words 'universities were bailing out young people' strikes a chord. Working under Covid restrictions to quickly complete clearing on the flawed grades ministers insisted were 'good', only to then have to try and provide offers to students who missed out after their grades were then latterly revised. How on earth this mess is deflected to Universities is baffling. This is a government that brought BACK recruitment caps and penalties in the lat academic year without even considering scenarios such as this. With no under grad/ grad jobs on the horizon and Universities working hard to deliver teaching and research under the current restrictions, whilst being under a constant threat of financial viability, the lack of government assistance is appalling...but not surprising.