There’s interventionism of a far more insidious nature.
case study - a bloated, inefficient, education sector that’s shot to shit the whole way through, excessive admin who clog the whole thing up, talent squandered, useless secondary sector, useless degrees, useless PhD’s. A Blair era legacy. ‘Education, education, education’. It’s more like a The Wire. Billions spent, end results don’t justify the means, cul de sacs everywhere and now, with Covid, a real test. Oh and also what Cummings wants In terms of reform at the other extreme.
The few schemes that work like Erasmus are brilliant, but = Brexit. An org like the AHRC repeatedly gives money to public school types who really don’t need the £ injection, it just looks good for their cv. Hence, people who really struggle with grad loans are self funding. A disgrace from head to toe, portraying the advantages of learning from one angle, but the end results are purest evil nanny state.
The sector needs a trim. Just not a Tory trim.