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Reader's comments (2)

#1 Submitted by k.s.... on May 23, 2019 - 4:30pm

No surprise here - the management ethos at UK universities is squeeze them until the pips squeak.

#2 Submitted by drmikesutton_252472 on May 25, 2019 - 12:08pm

"It's all true at a #UniversityNearYou, because it's all right if it's all White!"

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