Brown-nosing
Oxford is using its money to bid for clever, poorer students
THIS time last year the battle of Laura Spence was in full swing. On one side was Oxford University, on the other Gordon Brown, the chancellor of the exchequer. Mr Brown accused the university of bias against applicants from state schools, such as Ms Spence. The university said this was nonsense. And in the specific case of Ms Spence, most neutral observers awarded a points victory to the university.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Brown-nosing”
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